Cloud inversion-brocken spectre

Only Quite impressive !!!!! Sandy u Jest they are Superb

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Not wishing to advertise anyone's website, but as a contrast to Neil's
Malvern Hills, take a look at Ann Bowker's photos of 22 November from a

trip

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up Skiddaw Littleman, Lake District. Quite impressive views.

http://www.keswick.u-net.com/ldp.htm

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'Mountains or Mole Hills ... summiting still
brings the same excitement'

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Not wishing to advertise anyone's website, but as a contrast to Neil's Malvern Hills,
take a look at Ann Bowker's photos of 22 November from a trip up Skiddaw Littleman, Lake
District. Quite impressive views.

VG. I got a brocken spectre up Stob Coire Odhar last march, amazing.

Nick

sandy saunders said:

Not wishing to advertise anyone's website, but as a contrast to Neil's
Malvern Hills, take a look at Ann Bowker's photos of 22 November from a trip
up Skiddaw Littleman, Lake District. Quite impressive views.

http://www.keswick.u-net.com/ldp.htm

Fantastic pictures!

Wet fishes,
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I got one of them in 1998.

http://www.virtualwalker.com/005/crinklecrags_p05.html

the days before decent digital cameras unfortunately :-(

Antony

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sandy saunders said:

Not wishing to advertise anyone's website, but as a contrast to Neil's
Malvern Hills, take a look at Ann Bowker's photos of 22 November from a

trip

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up Skiddaw Littleman, Lake District. Quite impressive views.

http://www.keswick.u-net.com/ldp.htm

Fantastic pictures!

Wet fishes,
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,,
(**)PeeWiglet~~
/ \ / \ pee AT [guessthisbit].co.uk

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I got one of them in 1998.

http://www.virtualwalker.com/005/crinklecrags_p05.html

the days before decent digital cameras unfortunately :-(

Antony

I saw my first ever Brocken spectre on the top of Snowdon last Sunday. There
was a really clear circular rainbow around the shadow - I really wished I'd
bothered to take my camera!

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Not wishing to advertise anyone's website, but as a contrast to Neil's
Malvern Hills, take a look at Ann Bowker's photos of 22 November from a trip
up Skiddaw Littleman, Lake District. Quite impressive views.

Yes, a much better spectre than mine.

Thinks: I really must get back up to the Lakes soon.

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Neil Pugh

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I saw my first ever Brocken spectre on the top of Snowdon last Sunday. There
was a really clear circular rainbow around the shadow - I really wished I'd
bothered to take my camera!

Had one on Snowdon once... Usual hundreds milling about the summit,
but only two of three of us on the edge of Clogwyn y Garnedd waving at
space. The masses were oblivious to the phenomonon and the few that
knew about them probably still think that they are rare.

Richard Webb

"sandy saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote
..... take a look at Ann Bowker's photos of 22 November from a trip

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up Skiddaw Littleman, Lake District. Quite impressive views.

http://www.keswick.u-net.com/ldp.htm

Superb conditions. Thanks Sandy for the tip-off.

Brocken spectres aren't exactly common but if you're prepared to take to the
hills in all weathers at any time of the year you've a very good chance of
seeing one sometime. Here's one I grabbed over Coir' a'Ghrunnda on Skye in
the 70's.

http://www.simpkins57.freeserve.co.uk/24nov05brocken.jpg

Tony Simpkins

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I saw my first ever Brocken spectre on the top of Snowdon last Sunday.
There
was a really clear circular rainbow around the shadow - I really wished
I'd
bothered to take my camera!

Had one on Snowdon once... Usual hundreds milling about the summit,
but only two of three of us on the edge of Clogwyn y Garnedd waving at
space. The masses were oblivious to the phenomonon and the few that
knew about them probably still think that they are rare.

Richard Webb

This one was visible right from the summit - but still most people didn't
seem to notice!

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I saw my first ever Brocken spectre on the top of Snowdon last Sunday.
There
was a really clear circular rainbow around the shadow - I really wished
I'd
bothered to take my camera!

Had one on Snowdon once... Usual hundreds milling about the summit,
but only two of three of us on the edge of Clogwyn y Garnedd waving at
space. The masses were oblivious to the phenomonon and the few that
knew about them probably still think that they are rare.

Richard Webb

This one was visible right from the summit - but still most people didn't
seem to notice!

Exactly my experience.

Richard

sandy saunders said:

Not wishing to advertise anyone's website, but as a contrast to Neil's
Malvern Hills, take a look at Ann Bowker's photos of 22 November from a trip
up Skiddaw Littleman, Lake District. Quite impressive views.

http://www.keswick.u-net.com/ldp.htm

Great photos. Thanks for the link.

BTW, you don't have to go high to see the spectre. I remember seeing
it from the Minto Hills (276m), Teviotdale in The Borders, Scotland.

Les

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"sandy saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote
.... take a look at Ann Bowker's photos of 22 November from a trip

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up Skiddaw Littleman, Lake District. Quite impressive views.

http://www.keswick.u-net.com/ldp.htm

Superb conditions. Thanks Sandy for the tip-off.

Certainly were superb conditions. I was in the Lakes all last week. I just
propped myself up against a rock and lay gazing out over the sea of clouds
as far as the eye could see south of Bowfell to watch the sun set.
Descending back down into the freezing fog on iced up rocks in the dark was
also a fun experience.