Directory of Mirages Resources

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Mirages are an illusion often associated with water, and is caused by distortion of light by alternate layers of hot and cool air.

Resources in This Category

• How Mirages Work

  http://science.howstuffworks.com/mirage.htm
  Learn what causes different kinds of mirages.

• Inferior Mirages (Water)

  http://www.weatherscapes.com/album.php?cat=optics&subcat=mirages_inferior_water
  Several pictures of mirages.

• Mirages

  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/educ/activit/mirages.htm
  Tells how when light rays bend, they may form mirages.

• Mirages in the Sky

  http://www.unmuseum.org/mirage.htm
  Tells several stories of when people might see mirages.

• Mirages: A Primer

  http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/elements/mirage1.htm
  Explains what mirages are and why they occur. Includes diagrams.

 

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