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2. Glory (optical phenomenon) - Wikipedia

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   Glory around the shadow of a plane. The position of the glory's centre shows that the observer was in front of the wings. A glory is an optical phenomenon, resembling an iconic saint 's halo around the shadow of the observer's head, caused by sunlight or (more rarely) moonlight interacting with the tiny water droplets that comprise mist or clouds.

3. Optical landing system - Wikipedia

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   Wave-off lights – red flashing lamps which, when lit, indicate that the pilot must add full power and go around – a mandatory command. When the wave-off lights are lit, all other lamps are extinguished. The wave-off lights are operated manually by the LSO. Some (particularly later) optical landing systems include additional lamps:

4. Drone pilot records mysterious 360-degree rainbow in San ...

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   While recording fog over San Francisco on May 5, 2024, Shreenivasan Manievannan captured an atmospheric optical phenomenon known as a "glory." Formed by the sun shining through tiny water droplets ...

5. Sensory illusions in aviation - Wikipedia

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   Sensory illusions in aviation. Blind flying. The pilot wears goggles blocking the colors transparent through the orange plastic sheet in front of him. The instructor wears no goggles and so has an outside view tinted orange. Human senses are not naturally geared for the in-flight environment. Pilots may experience disorientation and loss of ...

6. Emergency vehicle lighting - Wikipedia

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   Emergency vehicle lighting, also known as simply emergency lighting or emergency lights, is a type of vehicle lighting used to visually announce a vehicle's presence to other road users. A sub-type of emergency vehicle equipment, emergency vehicle lighting is generally used by emergency vehicles and other authorized vehicles in a variety of ...

7. Daytime running lamp - Wikipedia

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   Full-voltage vs. parking light headlamp on European-market Volkswagen. Depending on prevailing regulations and equipment, vehicles may implement the daytime-running light function by functionally turning on specific lamps, by operating low-beam headlamps or fog lamps at full or reduced intensity, by operating high-beam headlamps at reduced intensity, or by steady-burning operation of the front ...