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Corona (optical phenomenon)

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suspended in the air can also cause diffraction of sunlight that produces coronae. Because pollen grains are not always spherical, the resulting pollen coronae often have characteristic elliptic shape and brighter spots in them. They can be seen during blooming season where there is significant
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of the water droplets involved; smaller droplets produce larger coronae. For the same reason, the corona is the most pronounced when the size of the droplets is most uniform. Coronae differ from
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source of pollen like forests. They are more easily seen during sunset or sunrise as there is less sun glare and the light path through pollen laden atmosphere is longer.
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or on a foggy glass surface. In its full form, a corona consists of several
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Rings around the sun and moon: coronae and diffraction
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Corona (meteorology)


Beinn Mhòr (South Uist)
meteorology
optical phenomenon
diffraction
sunlight
moonlight
starlight
planetlight
droplets
ice crystals
cloud
concentric
pastel-colored
celestial object
Moon
angular diameter
sizes
halos
refraction
Airy disk
Pollen
Atmospheric diffraction
Glory (optical phenomenon)
22° halo
"Jupiter corona from Iran"
"The Corona"
University of Denver

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