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    Mirage - Wikipedia

    • Heat haze seen through exhaust gas from a jet engine. Heat haze, also called heat shimmer, refers to the inferior mirage observed when viewing objects through a mass of heated air. See more

    Overview

    A mirage is a naturally-occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays bend via refraction to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French (se) mirer, from the Latin mirari, … See more

    Inferior mirage

    In an inferior mirage, the mirage image appears below the real object. The real object in an inferior mirage is the (blue) sky or any distant (therefore bluish) object in that same direction. The mirage causes the observer t… See more

    Superior mirage

    A superior mirage is one in which the mirage image appears to be located above the real object. A superior mirage occurs when the air below the line of sight is colder than the air above it. This unusual arrangeme… See more

    What does heat haze look like?
    Light passing through this mix of hot and cold air bounces around, creating a shimmering effect. In images, heat haze causes objects to appear fuzzy and unsharp. If straight lines look wiggly in the photo, as with my balloon example above, that is a good example of heat haze.
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    Category : Heat haze - Wikimedia

    English: Heat haze, also called heat shimmer or heat blur, refers to the inferior mirage experienced when viewing objects through a layer of heated air; for example, viewing objects across hot asphalt or through the exhaust gases …

  9. Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums
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    Heat effect/blur - Building Support - Developer Forum

    Apr 17, 2020 · Looks like the heat from the exhaust is bending what we observe behind the jet. I noticed glass has this effect. Maybe try spawning several spheres with glass material and play with the motion and transparency …