'Hovering ship' photographed off Cornish coast by walker

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David Morris took a photo of the ship near Falmouth, Cornwall.

BBC meteorologist David Braine said the "superior mirage" occurred because of "special atmospheric conditions that bend light"
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Mr Braine said: "Superior mirages occur because of the weather condition known as a temperature inversion, where cold air lies close to the sea with warmer air above it.

"Since cold air is denser than warm air, it bends light towards the eyes of someone standing on the ground or on the coast, changing how a distant object appears.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-56286719

[BigmanPigman]

1. Aren't the same type of images also seen in the desert?

I have seen movies of people walking in a desert region and there is often a small space between the person or object and the ground.

[roamer65]

2. I'm not saying its aliens, but it could be...

[EnterwebsJohn]

3. Its the rapture and many

religious right people have missed the boat.

[TNNurse]

6. Thank you

[wnylib]

4. Imagine how people reacted to a sight like this

before there was an explanation for it.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. the cocoon boat has returned .

[SergeStorms]

7. We can see this phenomenon in the U.S.

On the south shore of Lake Ontario, when atmospheric conditions and water temperatures are just right, we can see the city of Toronto, Canada on the horizon. Now, that's normally impossible, because Toronto is about 90 miles straight across the lake. But when conditions are favorable, theres Toronto, with the CN Tower clearly visible on the horizon.

This phenomenon also plays into the sinking of the Titanic, although I'm not going to get into that here.

[speak easy]

8. ...

[paleotn]

9. Sure that's not an Imperial Star Destroyer?