Brocken spectre

magnified shadow of an observer cast upon clouds opposite the Sun's direction
Thing optical_phenomenon Q776050
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Brocken spectre

Summary

Brocken spectre is an optical phenomenon[1]. It draws 478 Wikipedia views per month (optical_phenomenon category, ranking #6 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brocken spectre's image is recorded as Fagaraš, 2014 (076).jpg[3].
  • Brocken spectre's instance of is recorded as optical phenomenon[4].
  • Brocken is named after Brocken spectre[5].
  • Brocken spectre's Commons category is recorded as Brocken spectres[6].
  • Brocken spectre's has part is recorded as shadow[7].
  • Brocken spectre's has part is recorded as glory[8].
  • Brocken spectre's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/030ngy[9].
  • Brocken spectre's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0012345[10].
  • Brocken spectre's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
  • Brocken spectre's described by source is recorded as Meteorological Glossary[12].
  • Brocken spectre's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Brocken spectre's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Brocken-specter[14].
  • Brocken spectre's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as brockenspøkelse[15].
  • Brocken spectre's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 021876[16].
  • Brocken spectre's Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID is recorded as brockengespenst[17].
  • Brocken spectre's Hrvatska enciklopedija ID is recorded as 9617[18].
  • Brocken spectre's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as espectre-de-brocken[19].

Why It Matters

Brocken spectre draws 478 Wikipedia views per month (optical_phenomenon category, ranking #6 of 20).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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