The Novaya Zemlya effect is an atmospheric refraction phenomenon that causes ... from the Channel Islands off the coast of Normandy, France (49° north latitude); Boston (42° north latitude ...

BEAVER ISLAND, MI – The darkest place in Michigan is now on the international dark sky map. The Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area was recently certified as Michigan’s first and only ...

Now, a portion of the remote island off the coast of Charlevoix, with a year-round population of 600, has been recognized as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary by Dark Sky, a worldwide campaign ...

Tāhuna Glenorchy, nestled in the heart of New Zealand’s South Island, has been declared an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. New Zealand has a new Dark Sky Sanctuary, a special designation for ...

Now, you may see these two used interchangeably in ocean waves because we often see swell encountering an Island and both refraction and diffraction will occur in this case. The Island acts as a ...

a city in East China's Zhejiang Province announced on Sunday that the red sky that appeared in this area was caused by the refraction and scattering of light, most likely from ship lights in the ...