STUNNING images have revealed a rare mist giving the impression of a dancing fire over the Malvern Hills. 

The images, taken by Tarquin-Shaw Young, reveal the phenomenon, which is believed to be a Brocken spectre.

Mr Shaw-Young's images reveal a bright orange light through the mist around the hills. 

The phenomenon took place on Friday (October 25) and lasted for around a minute. 

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Mr Shaw-Young said: "As the sun set a low cloud emerged from the town and the sun projected itself into the clouds 

"The shadow below are the hills a perfect colour picture projected onto clouds 

"Whole thing lasted about a minute and it gave the impression of a dancing fire."

Named after the German mountain where it was first recorded, a Brocken spectre is a large shadow of an observer cast onto cloud or mist.

(Image: Tarquin Shaw-Young) A Broken spectre happens when someone stands on a hill which is partially enveloped in mist and in a position where their shadow is thrown onto it.

When this happens, people may get the illusion the shadow is a person seen dimly through the mist.

(Image: Tarquin Shaw-Young) The illusion is that this person is gigantic and miles away from them.

The sun shining behind the person looking out at the Broken spectre projects their shadow through the mist. 

The term 'Brocken spectre' was first coined in 1780 by German pastor and natural scientist Johann Silberschlag.