Fata Morgana mirage off Cornwall coast identified as aircraft carrier illusion
By
David Braine
Sketches a bagel but doesn't bake it through.
Summary
A rare Fata Morgana mirage spotted off the coast of Cornwall sparked social media speculation about its identity. Mike Hancock from St Ives Boats captured the image, which appeared as a "huge bear on the horizon" but was actually a complex mirage of an aircraft carrier. The article explains what a Fata Morgana is—a highly complex, fast-changing form of mirage caused by atmospheric conditions.
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· 3 pulledThe 'surreal' experience looked like a 'huge bear on the horizon'
Online, people speculated that it might be a ship, a crane or other objects, but it was actually a Fata Morgana mirage of an aircraft carrier
A Fata Morgana is a highly complex, fast-changing form
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