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This page provides examples of stray light manifesting itself in images from real cameras.
Examples
| Image | Notes |
 | Ghost reflections, color shifts, and specular highlights caused by contamination on the windshield |
 | Ring pattern from the sun |
 | Reflection off an external baffle (phone case) |
 | Ghost reflections |
 | Diffraction spikes, veiling glare (loss of contrast), and a ghost reflection (green feature to lower left of sun) |
 | Petal flare (red flower shaped stray light) |
 | Veiling glare near sun, red petal flare to lower left of sun, green flare in lower right corner of image |