Heath Carmody | InFerryOr Mirage #1 (2023) @heathcarmody2867 | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Continuing the series with a new observation for 2023. Observation #10 at Shelter Bay ferry, but from a slightly different spot where I can see the far ferry ramp at about 5 km distance. This series usually focuses on low camera angle mirage and refraction effects observed over a long period and played back very fast. This time I decided to mix in some real time footage and a some subtitles to provide context.
This was in the middle of almost 3 weeks of extreme heat (for this time of year here). Data from a somewhat nearby hydrometric monitoring station indicates a high of 26.2°C for this day (May 13th), but my thermometers reached 30°C in the shade on the beach and close to that higher up in the trees. The lake is likely very cold in general and being rapidly fed by cold water from the mountain snowpack. The water temperature at the beach is surprisingly warm though. More on that later. One more hot day to go tomorrow and then it's supposed to cool down and rain a little, more typical of May weather. I'll try for one more hot day observation tomorrow.
Continuing the series with a new observation for 2023. Observation #10 at Shelter Bay ferry, but from a slightly different spot where I can see the far ferry ramp at about 5 km distance. This series usually focuses on low camera angle mirage and refraction effects observed over a long period and played back very fast. This time I decided to mix in some real time footage and a some subtitles to provide context.
This was in the middle of almost 3 weeks of extreme heat (for this time of year here). Data from a somewhat nearby hydrometric monitoring station indicates a high of 26.2°C for this day (May 13th), but my thermometers reached 30°C in the shade on the beach and close to that higher up in the trees. The lake is likely very cold in general and being rapidly fed by cold water from the mountain snowpack. The water temperature at the beach is surprisingly warm though. More on that later. One more hot day to go tomorrow and then it's supposed to cool down and rain a little, more typical of May weather. I'll try for one more hot day observation tomorrow.
