Chicago skyline from 40 miles: mirage effect questions
I'll try again. I have a question about the videos of the Chicago skyline, seen from 40 miles away, in Michigan I believe. I saw that the establishment answer was "mirage effect". Then I saw an explanation from a Flat Earther that mirage effects are always flipped and the videos of the Chicago skyline are not flipped. I really don't find the mirage answer compelling at all but am wondering if I'm missing something. Are there different types of "mirage effects"? Is there any effect where the skyline isn't flipped? It also seems to be weather dependent. So that leads me to wonder, can the skyline be seen at all times under any conditions?
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There are multiple miraging effects, and would be observable if it was miraging at play. Depending on the particular Chicago observation, the buildings would be obscured completely if earth was a globe.
We see across water, they reify a sphere with corrections.
Be careful with TikTok flat earthers. Itβs all about the clicks.
The skyline of Chicago can be seen most days. This is a common thing.
superior, inferior or fata morgana are mirage types. These are QUALITATIVE descriptions of what they look like.
The cause is another matter.
from Wikiopedia
"Mirages can be categorized as "inferior" (meaning lower), "superior" (meaning higher) and "Fata Morgana", one kind of superior mirage consisting of a series of unusually elaborate, vertically stacked images, which form one rapidly changing mirage."