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Re: The taxonomy of refraction
From: Marcel Tschudin
Date: 2011 Jan 7, 15:27 +0200
From: Marcel Tschudin
Date: 2011 Jan 7, 15:27 +0200
Just a further comment to your first photo. The island is "broken in small islettes" because the apparent horizon is higher than under normal conditions (photos 2 and 3). Only the higher buildings protrude from behind the apparent horizon and these parts appear then also miraged. Marcel