Hello!

You might not know about this.

Every year around the 6th of August (Feast of the Transfiguration) an
interesting optical phenomenon occurs in Ceahlau Mountains of Eastern
Romania: from the top of Toaca summit (1904 meters) a giant triangular
shadow can be seen stretching across the landscape at sunrise. It is
actually made up of at least 4 distinct shadows projected by various nearby
mountain peaks.

You can find photos and more detalis in the article below (try Google
Translate).

http://adevarul.ro/locale/piatra-neamt/foto-video-piramida-spatiala-muntele-ceahlau-fenomenul-ziua-schimbarii-fata-1_51ff94cac7b855ff56a8daf8/index.html

Unfortunately I have not seen it myself (perhaps I can make it next
year). One needs to climb the mountain very early in the morning or sleep
up there in a tent.

However, such a shadow phenomenon is by no means unique. So far I have read
about one in the Alps (
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2209467/Phantom-mountain-Magical-pictures-conjures-spectacular-illusion-shadowy-peak.html)
and one in Tenerife (
http://gizmodo.com/5818097/the-mystery-of-the-phantom-pyramid-that-never-existed
).

Regards,

Dan Uza
Romania
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