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anthelion
noun[ C ]
environment specializeduk /æntˈhiː.li.ən/ us /æntˈhiː.li.ən/pluralantheliauk /æntˈhiː.li.ə/ us /æntˈhiː.li.ə/
a bright spot in the sky that looks like a sun and is at the same height as the sun, but appears opposite it: 幻日，反假日
The anthelion is a rare optical phenomenon.幻日是一种罕见的视觉现象。
Anthelia are caused by the refraction of light through ice crystals in high cloud.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 very uncommon halo phenomenon is the anthelion, whose name means “against the sun."
Anthelia were observed by Captain Scoresby in the Greenland Sea.
In the photographs, the anthelion is the white spot on the parhelic circle opposite the sun.
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