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Originally Posted by mickkk
BTW the Min Min Lights phenomena were explained by some outback geologists.
They proved that car headlights from beyond a mountain range were visible infront of the range. Using 2way radio, and stopping and starting driving, it was found that some form of reflection and atmospherics caused the lights to be visible over the range.
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Yep, seen it a hundred times. The atmospheric effect that is, not the Min Min's!
Inversion layers are what cause mirages.
The horizon, standing at sea-level is approx 4.4km away.
Here in Rockingham we can only just see, on a good day, across the ocean to the tallest buildings in Mandurah, which is 25km away.
With an Inversion layer, we can see pretty clearly much of Mandurah's sea frontage, but upside down, stretched and a bit heat-warped.