The mirage seen above Shanghai is the shadow of an object projected upward. How did this phenomenon occur?

The formation principle is somewhat like cloud light. The main reason is that strong sunlight projects the shadow of the building onto the clouds or the air layer with relatively stable stratification, which is the shadow of the building. The Meteorological Bureau responded: This phenomenon is very rare, but it is not a mirage. Friends who mistakenly think it is a mirage will be disappointed. Analysis: At around 11 a.m. on the 24th, the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau announced through its official Weibo @上海市 Weather that a rare phenomenon of upward projection of objects and shadows had actually occurred in Shanghai. The Meteorological Bureau announced that there is a similar phenomenon of shadows cast upwards in Shanghai. To use a metaphor, it is similar to a mirage. Many netizens on the Internet also believe that this is a real mirage, so it has aroused heated discussions. Because mirages are rare, netizens It’s okay to be curious. But this is not a real mirage, so the Meteorological Bureau issued an announcement explaining that the phenomenon is not a mirage, but a relatively rare natural phenomenon. What is a mirage? Mirage, also known as mirage, is a natural phenomenon formed by the refraction and total reflection of light. It is a virtual image formed by the refraction of light reflected by objects on the earth through the atmosphere. Its essence is an optical phenomenon.

Everyone knows about mirages. It is a very strange natural phenomenon. To put it simply, after light is refracted, strange scenery will appear in space. This is the mirage in our daily cognition. The nature of mirage.

We all know that mirage is an optical illusion. Modern science believes that mirage is a virtual image formed by the refraction of light reflected by an object through the atmosphere. So we all know that mirage is fake and an illusion.

But this was not the case in ancient times. In ancient times, mirages were considered to be the incarnation of the devil and a harbinger of misfortune and death. Of course, this is a Western view, but not in the East. Orientals believe that mirages are fairyland and that there are immortals living on them. There are also emperors who send people to search for mirages and seek panacea.