tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post6146921530913307012..comments2024-03-27T21:31:59.376+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Winter Solstice on Cairn Gorm: mist in the glens, strange flowing frost patterns, weird optical illusions (or possibly an invasion from outer space) - updated for explanation of the lastChris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-81535536275897231262021-12-23T00:40:44.633+00:002021-12-23T00:40:44.633+00:00Fascinating... Extraordinary phenomena. Never hear...Fascinating... Extraordinary phenomena. Never heard of them before. charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848235542712760496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-37259203718702972182021-12-22T14:58:12.520+00:002021-12-22T14:58:12.520+00:00Thanks for the explanation everyone. I hadn't ...Thanks for the explanation everyone. I hadn't come across this phenomenon before.Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-78754967949702834842021-12-22T12:13:47.798+00:002021-12-22T12:13:47.798+00:00Thanks for the explanation guys. I've never se...Thanks for the explanation guys. I've never seen one or even heard of fata morganaIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927498324812386326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-75668063726844017832021-12-22T08:31:39.393+00:002021-12-22T08:31:39.393+00:00Yep, those last pics are a great example of fata m...Yep, those last pics are a great example of fata morgana. I've seen that on occasion looking out over the Firth of Forth to the Bass Rock and the N Berwick Coast. On one occasion the Bass Rock stood up like a giant skyscraper.Neil Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050496997832593711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-12373405536693315682021-12-22T08:26:23.859+00:002021-12-22T08:26:23.859+00:00Looks like a fata morgana, Chris. Amazing sight! I...Looks like a fata morgana, Chris. Amazing sight! I spent the day in Abernethy and was home just before sunset. Kinda wish I'd stayed out just a little longer now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939858716761726008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-55913585684193886402021-12-22T07:50:28.400+00:002021-12-22T07:50:28.400+00:00Fata Morgana (or something very similar)
https://...Fata Morgana (or something very similar)<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)Andy Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com