Originally posted by Merkabah
reply to post by Aeons
Of course i dont, the only reason why im interested in the video, is because a family member of mine had said he had seen the same thing, he also said
it wasnt there long, like the guy in the video stated... so i am simply looking for an explanation for it...
Im still not on board with it being a reflection though..
Ive tried to explain it once all ready but i will attempt again.
The four basic properties of light are reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference. The law of reflection states that when light rays are
reflected, they always bounce off the reflecting surface at the same angle (the angle of reflection) at which they meet that surface (the angle of
incidence). Internal reflection occurs when light that is traveling through a transparent material, such as water, reaches the opposite surface and
reflects back into the transparent material. Internal reflection is an important factor in the formation of optical phenomena, such as rainbows.
Refraction is the bending of light due to a change in velocity as it passes obliquely from one transparent medium to another. Furthermore, light will
also gradually bend as it traverses a material of varying density. The bending of light by refraction is responsible for such common optical illusions
as the apparent displacement of the position of the stars, Moon, and Sun. In this particular incident i would say there was an inversion layer in the
atmosphere causing light rays to bend giving you the second image of the sun. Its rare but there is incidences of this happening in history. Strangest
one is where the sun will actually set then rise again.