anticorona

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anticorona [‚an·tē·kə′rō·nə]

(optics)

A diffraction phenomenon appearing at a point before an observer with the sun or moon directly behind the observer; consists of rings of colored lights complementary to the coronal rings. Also known as Brocken bow.

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