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574. What is a Mirage?
A mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French Mirage, from the Latin mirari, meaning "to look at, to wonder at". This is the same root as for "mirror" and "to admire".
You might think you are hallucinating when traveling on a hot afternoon, but mirages are a naturally-occurring optical illusion in contrast to visual hallucination. It can equally be captured on a camera.
A mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French Mirage, from the Latin mirari, meaning "to look at, to wonder at". This is the same root as for "mirror" and "to admire".
You might think you are hallucinating when traveling on a hot afternoon, but mirages are a naturally-occurring optical illusion in contrast to visual hallucination. It can equally be captured on a camera.