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voodootrucker
on March 5, 2021
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'Hovering ship' photographed off Cornish coast by ...
As near as I can tell from the wikipedia link in the comments below, it's because the ship is perpendicular to the water and the light just happens to be being refracted to that particular observer right at the water line.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)#/media/F...
x3n0ph3n3
on March 6, 2021
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It's not a Fata Morgana or a superior mirage. It's a false horizon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er1mh90wN-k
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[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)#/media/F...