Nature's Six Most Beautiful Light Shows

Published November 23, 2011

Updated February 26, 2018

Glory

Glory Lights

A glory is an amazing natural light phenomena referred to as Buddha’s Light in China. Though a difficult to explain, they are formed when water droplets of a cloud interfere with the direct progress of sunlight. As a result, the waves of sunlight are back-scattered and split into the colors of the spectrum.

Nature's Six Most Beautiful Light Shows Glory Lights

Glory Natural Lights

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Nature’s Six Most Beautiful Light Shows

Glory