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  2. Mirage of astronomical objects - Wikipedia

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    10.12 Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel: 'Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon. 10.13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies.

  3. Sunflowers do not always point to the Sun. Flowering sunflowers face a fixed direction (often east) all day long, but do not necessarily face the Sun. [123] However, in an earlier developmental stage, before the appearance of flower heads, the immature buds do track the Sun (a phenomenon called heliotropism). Mature flowers face east. [124]

  4. Atmospheric refraction - Wikipedia

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    Diagram showing displacement of the Sun's image at sunrise and sunset Comparison of inferior and superior mirages due to differing air refractive indices, n. Atmospheric refraction is the deviation of light or other electromagnetic wave from a straight line as it passes through the atmosphere due to the variation in air density as a function of height. [1]

  5. Chromatic aberration - Wikipedia

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    In optics, chromatic aberration (CA), also called chromatic distortion, color aberration, color fringing, or purple fringing, is a failure of a lens to focus all colors to the same point. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is caused by dispersion : the refractive index of the lens elements varies with the wavelength of light .

  6. What makes the Santa Ana winds so destructive? - AOL

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    The Santa Ana winds become particularly dangerous when combined with other climate conditions such as drought, which increases the risk of wildfires like the ones currently raging in the Los ...

  7. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    One of the most toxic plants found in the Western Hemisphere, all parts of the plant contain tropane alkaloids [61] – as do those of its equally deadly sister species A. baetica, A. pallidiflora and A. acuminata. The active agents are atropine, hyoscine (scopolamine), and hyoscyamine, which have anticholinergic properties.

  8. Many holiday plants, such as cyclamen and amaryllis, can be ...

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    Holiday plants are beautiful in the home but some can be harmful to kids and pets. Poinsettia, cyclamen, amaryllis among those that can be toxic. Many holiday plants, such as cyclamen and ...

  9. A guide to some of NC’s most dangerous plants, from poison ...

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    Height: It is a very large plant and can be 20 feet tall. Dangers: The sap of the plant is highly toxic and can cause sensitivity to UV rays. This can lead to severe blistering and burning from ...