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Research Paper On Marfa Lights

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What Are The Marfa Lights?
Imagine standing outside in the desert of west texas, it's cold under the clear, inky, night sky. The cold, crisp wind blows in your face catching you off guard, sending a shiver down your back. You look down to zipper up your warm Aeropostale sweater to keep in the body heat. Your eyes adjust as your view shifts back to the desert plains. When suddenly, a burst of bright light, southeast of you catches your attention. It flickers, it splits apart, it glows, when out of nowhere more appear, with diverse colours this time. All at once, it suddenly changes your emotions from excited , to scared, to absolutely amazed. You stand there gobsmacked. Imagine, this is what experiencing the Marfa Lights is like. According …show more content…

Academics, too, have tried to offer a scientific explanation for the enigmatic lights. A group of physics students from the University of Texas at Dallas concluded that headlights from vehicles on nearby U.S Highway 67 could explain at least some of the reported sightings of the Mara Lights. - But, this would not be the explanation for the so called “Marfa Lights” seen in 1883.

Another possible explanation is the refraction of light caused by layers of air at different temperatures. This optical illusion, sometimes called a superior mirage or a “Fata Morgana,” according to Skeptoid.com, occurs when a layer of calm, warm air rests above a layer of cooler air.

A Fata Morgana is sometimes seen in the ocean, causing a ship to appear to float above the horizon. The temperature gradients needed to produce this optical effect are common in the West Texas desert.

Still others speculate the Marfa Lights may be caused by the same gases that create the glowing lights associated with swamp gas: phosphine (PH3) and methane (CH4). Under certain conditions, these gases can ignite when they contact oxygen. This glowing phenomenon, sometimes called “will-o-the-wisp,” “ignes fatui,” or “fools fire,” has been observed around the world, especially in marshy areas where the decay of organic matter can create pockets of phosphine and …show more content…

According to this website, strange lights were filmed over Liverpool on Sunday evening, in April 2016. The lights caused confusion between observant local residents. Residents in Bootle, Anfield, and Kirkby all reported seeing the phenomenon. There were several lights of different sizes moving in random directions in the clouds. Lots of people speculated the flashing, moving lights were extraterrestrials. Could they possibly be those so called “modern day pterodactyls”? Here’s what some Twitter users suspected the lights could

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