The Sun Rises, and Also Rises, and Rises Again

Posted on August 4, 2009 by mutecypher

Here is an intriguing photo at Astronomy Picture of the Day that purports to be a “true” optical illusion of 3 concurrent images of the sun rising over Gdansk Bay in Poland. I don’t know enough to determine if this was photoshopped or not. Check it out.
triplesunrise_diacon

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1 Response to The Sun Rises, and Also Rises, and Rises Again

  1. mutecypher says:
    August 4, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    An interesting discussion of what this could be in the comments over at APOD. Several suggestions that it was caused by viewing through a glazed window.

    http://bb.nightskylive.net/asterisk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=17170

    Scroll down to see photos of a beautiful astronomical clock in Gdansk.

    Reply

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