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Offline davidships

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"Superior mirage"
« on: March 06, 2021, 10:40:47 PM »
As it is said to be common in the Arctic, have any high-latitude members ever captured this optical illusion?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-56286719

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirage#Superior_mirage

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Re: "Superior mirage"
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2021, 12:07:40 PM »
Unfortunately if anyone did, thy wouldn't post on this site......picture does not conform to site standards....... ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: "Superior mirage"
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2021, 04:28:24 PM »
Flyingboat - no
Flying ship - yes, as long as it is bigger and at least as in focus as the airplane landing underneath

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Re: "Superior mirage"
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2021, 10:35:45 AM »
whatever it is, the conditio sine qua non is that the horizon should be level.

 

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