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Two optical illusions

https://kirjabloggaus.blogspot.com/ Kimmo Huosionmaa The illusion can be caused by the line of two objects. In this picture, the cloud, what is behind houses seems like smoke, what is rising from burning things. That picture is picture one (Picture I) on the homepage. This kind of illusions causes many kinds of problems in the fire- and other departments of the cities. Optical illusions are fascinating, and they are claimed to cause even death of the travelers. There is a link to the page, where those pictures have been uploaded. http://kirjabloggaus.blogspot.com/p/two-optical-illusions.html The classical thing is the phenomenon, called fata morgana, what means the illusion, where the rising air causes the effect of the water in very dry places. And this phenomenon can make a traveler drink too much water, and then the filling of those bottles is not available, but this kind of stories might sometimes from the people illusion. The fata morgana can see even over the dry an...

Is this the solar sail-type spacecraft or optical illusion (Fata morgana)?

Kimmo Huosionmaa Here is one picture, where is a strange formation in the sky. I see there a square, but it could also be some kind of optical trick. I have thought that maybe this strange square is actually solar sail experiment. But there is also more explanations, and who knows about this. Maybe it is the visitor from another star, who knows, and I had the opportunity to see it from the ground. Artist's impression of solar sail (Picture II) And it can also be some optical trick. The equilateral square is very unusual form in the sky, and I must take a picture of it. The form can be caused by some kind of tests of communication systems, or it can be made on purpose, and there is one reason, what might be the reason for creating that kind of form to the sky. This could be the test of some communication lasers and for those systems must the clouds cut away from the radiation. Or this form can be caused by very large Mylar layer, what is used in the huge sails, wha...