Sunset reflections?

[randy and patty]

Sitting on the balcony watching the sunset and right after the sun goes down there are some weird looking clouds way out to the southwest. On closer inspection with the spotting scope it looks like an upside down reflection of the mountains. Is it possible the moisture in the air is refracting the visual of the mountains?

 

[Mexico Joe]

Sitting on the balcony watching the sunset and right after the sun goes down there are some weird looking clouds way out to the southwest. On closer inspection with the spotting scope it looks like an upside down reflection of the mountains. Is it possible the moisture in the air is refracting the visual of the mountains?

Yea pretty sure it's a mirage.

 

[VegasDude]

Bird Island. Isla de San Jorge. Mirage . Back in 2012, we had this discussion. Went on for many pages. Photos posted. The whole bit. Believe its still posted here somewhere.

 

[randy and patty]

Thanks. Found it. Posted it and it went under original plumes of smoke thread. Crazy looking.

 

[Mexico Joe]

Bird Island. Isla de San Jorge. Mirage . Back in 2012, we had this discussion. Went on for many pages. Photos posted. The whole bit. Believe its still posted here somewhere.

That is correct. The mirages looking out towards Bird Island are good ones and there are some from time to time looking towards San Luis/Yuma from Cholla Bay.

 

[MIRAMAR]

Sometimes Bird Island looks like 3 Mile Island!

 

[JoseAz]

my family chides me all the time about the sunset over the Baja
most of the time it is a line of ridges.. often those ridges grow and move
Fascinating