Interesting facts about the picture of 'devil horns' floating in the sea caused a stir in public opinion

The image of "devil horns" floating in the sea was taken by photographer Elias Chasiotis while traveling to Al Wakrah, Qatar on December 26, 2019. After being published, the photo quickly caused a stir in public opinion. This is a 100% real photo, not edited.

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Photographer Elias took at dawn, the moment the Sun was partially obscured by the Moon, so the image of the Sun rising out of the sea looked like a devil's horn.

Photographer Elias said that there was an interesting solar eclipse that day, so he planned and waited for the right time of dawn on the sea in the hope of capturing impressive images.

And the result was more than expected, photographer Elias captured the impressive and rare moment. When the Moon partially obscures the Sun, it glows red as the planet slowly emerges from the horizon and slowly rises above the sea. This causes the Sun to be split into two pieces like two "devil horns". As the Sun moves away from the horizon, we see it as a crescent.

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According to scientists, the image of "devil horns" floating in the sea taken by photographer Elias is the Fata Morgana phenomenon, a rare and complex illusion that makes objects appear to be above the horizon. This phenomenon occurs due to the difference in temperature in the air, when light when passing through layers of air with different temperatures is bent. This interesting phenomenon once created images of ships that seemed to hover in the air above the water.

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Marvin Fry

Update 27 June 2023