What Is the Fata Morgana?
Sailors in the Mediterranean have long marveled at the image of distant castles hovering over the sea near the city of Messina, Sicily. But as the sailors neared the image, it moved away from them or completely disappeared. They thought this illusion was a trick played by an evil fairy named Morgan Le Fay. So the illusion became
The Fata Morgana is an illusion resembling a crystal castle in the sky. It received its name from Italian poets. Often seen near the Strait of Messina, the Fata Morgana’s appearance is created by multiple distortions of images so that distant objects are magnified into this incredible sight. Who invented the Fujita Scale?
