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Ron Mauer
Hilton Head Island, SC USA
11/28/2023
06:15 pm

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Sony DSC-RX10 M4

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crop only

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An example of in inferior mirage. Tybee Island and Lighthouse seem to be floating above the horizon, an atmospheric refraction phenomenon known as looming. But "bottom" of the island is a mirror image of the "top", resulting in an inferior mirage. How to know for sure? The Lighthouse is not floating but stretches to the horizon.