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Sunset reflections?

Started by randy and patty · Oct 29, 2021 · 6 replies
randy and patty
Sitting on the balcony watching the sunset and right after the sun goes down there are some weird looking clouds way out to the southwest. On closer inspection with the spotting scope it looks like an upside down reflection of the mountains. Is it possible the moisture in the air is refracting the visual of the mountains?
Mexico Joe
randy and patty said:

Sitting on the balcony watching the sunset and right after the sun goes down there are some weird looking clouds way out to the southwest. On closer inspection with the spotting scope it looks like an upside down reflection of the mountains. Is it possible the moisture in the air is refracting the visual of the mountains?


Yea pretty sure it's a mirage.
VegasDude
Bird Island. Isla de San Jorge. Mirage . Back in 2012, we had this discussion. Went on for many pages. Photos posted. The whole bit. Believe its still posted here somewhere.
randy and patty
Thanks. Found it. Posted it and it went under original plumes of smoke thread. Crazy looking.
Mexico Joe
VegasDude said:

Bird Island. Isla de San Jorge. Mirage . Back in 2012, we had this discussion. Went on for many pages. Photos posted. The whole bit. Believe its still posted here somewhere.


That is correct. The mirages looking out towards Bird Island are good ones and there are some from time to time looking towards San Luis/Yuma from Cholla Bay.
MIRAMAR
Sometimes Bird Island looks like 3 Mile Island!Three Mile Island.jpg
JoseAz
my family chides me all the time about the sunset over the Baja
most of the time it is a line of ridges.. often those ridges grow and move
Fascinating