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In the northwest of Munich we can see the alps quite often (around 100km from there), and sometimes they appear quite huge. It's due to the Föhn that makes the

by ofrzeta 8mo ago

In the northwest of Munich we can see the alps quite often (around 100km from there), and sometimes they appear quite huge. It's due to the Föhn that makes the atmosphere act as a magnifying lens. Interestingly the explanation is not in the English Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6hn#Optischer_Vergr%C3%B6%C3%9Ferungseffekt https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6hn#Optischer_Vergr%C3%B... Sure, you can see the mountains only as "slightly darker shapes" as the parent put it but you could identify individual summits I think.

rob74 8mo ago
I think that "magnification effect" is what tombh (one of the authors) means when he mentions "refraction" in his comment above? Here's the English Wikipedia article (although it doesn't mention the Föhn specifically): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_refraction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_refraction Of course, there is another "magnification effect" which photographers like to use: perspective distortion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_distortion#Examples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_distortion#Example...). The reason why the mountains seem to be right behind the Frauenkirche in those publicity photos I mentioned (e.g. https://www.technik-testen.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/AdobeStock_65229685.jpg https://www.technik-testen.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Ad...) might have a little bit to do with the Föhn, but most of it is because the photo is taken from far away and zoomed in.