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Kris Gourlay

FOUND: Edinburgh runner captures photo of rare optical phenomenon at pentland hills - What They Never Told You

An Edinburgh hill-walker was left in awe after noticing a rare phenomenon that appeared in the distance over the weekend.

John Mowbray was out for a run up the Pentlands on Sunday morning and when he reached the top of the South Black Hill, he was met with a rare spectacle which is known as the Brocken spectre.

To the untrained eye, this appears like a mini rainbow in the distance, with what looks like a figure in the centre of its halo.

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