A series of colored rings may appear surrounding the shadow of an aircraft flying above a cloud with tiny water droplets. Those rings are called the "glory."

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Jaelyn Werner

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28 March, 19:15

A series of colored rings may appear surrounding the shadow of an aircraft flying above a cloud with tiny water droplets. Those rings are called the "glory."

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Andrew Wilkins · Answer 1

Answer: TRUE.

Explanation: "Glory" is an optical phenomenon caused by water droplets, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow.

The glory consists of one or more concentric, successively dimmer rings, each of which is red on the outside and bluish towards the centre.

In order to see a glory, therefore, the clouds or fog causing it must be located below the observer, in a straight line with the Sun/Moon and the observer's eye.

Colored rings appearing surrounding the shadow of an aircraft flying above a cloud is sometimes called The Glory of the Pilot.

A series of colored rings may appear surrounding the shadow of an aircraft flying above a cloud with tiny water droplets. Those rings are called the "glory."True/False

A series of colored rings may appear surrounding the shadow of an aircraft flying above a cloud with tiny water droplets. Those rings are called the "glory."

True/False