While mirages are the best known atmospheric refraction phenomena, looming and similar refraction phenomena do not produce mirages. Mirages show an extra image or images of the miraged object, while l
The distant boats appear to be floating in the sky as a result of looming and other refraction phenomena.
Looming of the Canadian coast as seen from Rochester, New York, on April 16, 1871
Three photos showing a looming, towering, and Fata Morgana of the Farallon Islands
Fata Morgana (mirage)
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A Fata Morgana is a complex form of mirage visible in a narrow band right above the horizon. The term Fata Morgana is the Italian translation of Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend. These mirages are of
Looming and similar refraction phenomena
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A Fata Morgana seen over the Baltic Sea, 2016. The mirage consists of multiple upright and inverted images over the original object.
A Fata Morgana of a container ship seen off the coast of Oceanside, California
Schematic diagram explaining the Fata Morgana mirage
A sequence of a Fata Morgana of the Farallon Islands as seen from San Francisco