Brockengespenst

Japanese: Brockengespenst
Brockengespenst

...Because the light coming from the sun is parallel, the shadow cast will always be the same size as a human body, but when fog is nearby, we psychologically perceive the image as being farther away, making it appear very large and frightening. This phenomenon was noticed early on in Europe, and is often seen on the Brocken, the main peak of the Harz Mountains, so it is called the Brockengespenst, the Brocken ghost. Also, if you stand on a foggy mountaintop with your back to an artificial light source and cast your shadow into the fog, the closer the light source is, the larger and more frightening the image will appear. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…太陽から来る光は平行光線であるから,影はどこまで行っても人体の大きさと変わらないのであるが,霧が間近にある時は,心理的に像の映っている距離を遠くに引き伸ばして知覚するために,その像を大変に大きく恐ろしげに感じるのである。ヨーロッパでもこの現象には早くから気付き,ハルツ山地の主峰ブロッケン山でよく見られるのでブロッケンの妖怪Brockengespenstと呼ばれている。また霧のかかった山頂などで,人工の光源を背にして自分の影を霧に映すと,光源の距離が近ければ近いほど,大きな恐ろしげな像になって見えるものである。…

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