Fogbows and Brocken spectre at Lands End Lookout

The persistent coastal fog and low sun angles at Lands End frequently produce optical phenomena such as fogbows and the Brocken spectre, visible when an observer's shadow is cast onto the fog with a surrounding glory. Photographers and naturalists have documented these rare light effects from the Lands End lookout and nearby coastal trails. The phenomena arise from sunlight interacting with tiny water droplets in the fog rather than large raindrops, producing pale, broad bows and haloed shadows.