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Aspenglow vs. Alpenglow — What's the Difference?

Aspenglow vs. Alpenglow — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Aspenglow and Alpenglow

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Aspenglow

The glow on mountaintops at dawn and dusk.

Alpenglow

Alpenglow (from German: Alpenglühen, lit. 'Alps glow'; Italian: enrosadira) is an optical phenomenon that appears as a horizontal reddish glow near the horizon opposite to the Sun when the solar disk is just below the horizon.

Alpenglow

A rosy glow that suffuses snow-covered mountain peaks at dawn or dusk on a clear day.

Alpenglow

A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.

Alpenglow

A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains; specif., a reillumination sometimes observed after the summits have passed into shadow, supposed to be due to a curving downward (refraction) of the light rays from the west resulting from the cooling of the air.
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