These real life phenomenons seem like optical illusions at the first glance.
Sun dogs, fallstreak holes, polar stratospheric clouds and more.
These unique natural occurences appear like something you are aware of but are something else entirely.
The ‘Underwater Waterfall’ Illusion
This looks more like a 3D painting than something real.
However it is real. This is in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Mauritius.
The illusion of the vortex is created by run-off sand and silt deposits.
Click next!
Fallstreak Hole
This is a fallstreak hole but it looks more like latte art.
It is also known as a hole punch cloud or canal cloud.
It is a large circular or elliptical gap that can appear in clouds.
Dead Vlei in Namibia
This is a white clay pan.
It is located near the more famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia.
This really looks like a painting.
Elephant shaped rock formation
On the island of Heimaey in Southern Iceland, the basalt rock formation has taken the shape of an elephant that appears to dunk his trunk into the water.
Sundog
These halos are known as sundogs.
They are created by light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere.
They are also known as mock suns or phantom suns.
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
This looks like a painting you would like to gaze at for hours but it is actually layers of sedimentary rock unevenly eroded away over millions of years.
Baja California Desert
These are not trees but it is a river making its way through the desert in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.
Fire Tornado
A fire tornado is a whirlwind induced by a fire often made up of flame or ash.
Undulatus Asperatus
These are clouds though one may confuse them for waves under the ocean.
This beautiful cloud pattern is called Undulatus Asperatus.
Polar stratospheric clouds
These colourful lights in the sky are clouds. They look like a fusion of rainbows and clouds.
These are known as polar stratospheric clouds and are common in Norway and other polar regions.
&uuid=(email))