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A ranger from Romsilva managed to capture a rare phenomenon in the Bucegi Natural Park: his shadow cast on a “wall” formed by fog, within a halo of color.
The Gloria effect, a very rare phenomenon, also known as “Mountain Spectrum” or “Brocken Spectrum”, can form especially in the mountainous area under certain climatic conditions, generally when the fog is dense, either at dusk or dawn.
The spectacle of nature was captured in the images below by Valentin Bălan, Ranger of the Bucegi Natural Park Administration.
The phenomenon is rare, because several conditions must be met at the same time.
“The Glory effect is a very, very rare phenomenon and was captured in panpipe footage by Valentin Bălan, a ranger from the Bucegi Nature Park Administration,” Romsilva announced on her official Facebook page.
The agency also announced that the phenomenon is extremely rare and not many people get a chance to actually see it.
What is the name of the mysterious phenomenon?
The Gloria effect is also called “Mountain Spectrum” or “Brocken Spectrum”.
Under favorable conditions, the observer’s shadow is cast over the fog. The tiny drops of water reflect the sunlight and form a halo of colors around the shadow ”, it is also shown on Romsilva’s Facebook page.
What conditions must be met for the phenomenon to be visible? All conditions must be met simultaneously!
Rare conditions refer to the refraction and scattering of light when the sun, located behind the observer, casts its shadow on a cloud or mist below their position, and the cloud is made up of drops of water with a diameter of one dimension. . in a well-specified interval “, is shown in the post on Romsilva’s Facebook page.
The images went viral immediately, as a very large percentage of the Romanian population has not had the opportunity to see this phenomenon until now.
