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10 September 2009: In Glen Road, near Lennoxtown, three people in a car were reportedly struck by a colourful beam of light, the event reportedly lasted for over two minutes. [ 126 ] 13 July 2013: An Airbus A320 pilot encounters an object closing in on his passenger plane, which passes extremely close to the cockpit whilst flying at 34,000 ft ...
Crepuscular rays are noticeable when the contrast between light and dark is most obvious. Crepuscular comes from the Latin word crepusculum, meaning "twilight". [2] Crepuscular rays usually appear orange because the path through the atmosphere at dawn and dusk passes through up to 40 times as much air as rays from a high Sun at noon.
The lights, he said, were “shooting way up” as high as 50,000 feet. Later in the recording, a second pilot flying an air ambulance reports the lights and tells air traffic control that one is ...
The Blackpool Illuminations is an annual lights festival with over one million light bulbs. Founded in 1879 and held each autumn from August until November they are on for 66 nights a year. In 1934, the town began a tradition of marking the start of the festival by hosting a public figure to perform the inaugural switch-on of the lights.
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The Northern Lights over Rushmere St Andrew in Suffolk (Joe Pickover/PA) “Also, at this time of year, we are fighting the shorter length of nights, so it is unlikely that they will be visible ...
The Monument to the Mersey Tunnel stands in Chester Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, near the western entrance to the Queensway Tunnel, one of the two Mersey Tunnels carrying roads under the River Mersey between Liverpool and the Wirral. It consists of shaft with a light on the top, and originally had the dual purpose of being a ...
A Belisha beacon atop its striped pole. This example also features a spot lamp to illuminate the crossing at night. A Belisha beacon (/ b ə ˈ l iː ʃ ə /) is a yellow-coloured globe lamp atop a tall black and white striped pole, marking pedestrian crossings of roads in the United Kingdom, [1] Ireland, and other countries historically influenced by Britain, such as Hong Kong, Cyprus, Malta ...