The top of the Boston skyline is just barely visible from Cape CodSubmitted by TuggieBoi420 t3_zwhtje in boston
tbass12 t1_j1x4n2f wrote
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Haha - I fish the whole area all over stellwagen bank cape cod bay east of ptown etc - you Cannot see Boston from the cape…..
-flame-retardant- t1_j1z5m1p wrote
It's called a superior mirage, and it causes light refraction when warm air travels over cold water. Light bends around the curvature of the earth.
tbass12 t1_j21b2yi wrote
I have no doubt that superior mirage is such a thing - the buildings look nothing like the Boston skyline….
-flame-retardant- t1_j21iej0 wrote
Here's an image from 10 years earlier with the same spacing between buildings.
The placement is exactly what you'd expect to see looking from the south-southeast of the Pru and the Hancock.
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