heiligenschein

hei·li·gen·schein (hī′li gən s̸hīn′)

noun

a halolike optical phenomenon around an observer's shadow when there is a large distance between the observer and the shadow

Etymology: Ger, halo

Converse of object

form: When this is at the leaf surface, some light from the bright spot is scattered backward through the drop to form the heiligenschein.

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