anthelion
noun[C]
environmentspecializeduk/æntˈhiː.li.ən/us/æntˈhiː.li.ən/pluralantheliauk/æntˈhiː.li.ə/us/æntˈhiː.li.ə/abrightspotin theskythatlookslike asunand is at the sameheightas thesun, butappearsoppositeit:
幻日，反假日The anthelion is arareopticalphenomenon.幻日是一种罕见的视觉现象。
Anthelia arecausedby therefractionoflightthroughicecrystalsin highcloud.幻日现象是光通过高空云层中的冰晶发生折射而引起的。
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- A veryuncommonhalophenomenonis the anthelion, whosenamemeans“against thesun."
- Anthelia wereobservedbyCaptainScoresby in the Greenland Sea.
- In thephotographs, the anthelion is thewhitespoton the parheliccircleoppositethesun.
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