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This weekend in Fuengirola, in Malaga, spectacular phenomena have been observed in the sky at dawn, from the umbrella cloud to the Omega effect, as seen in this series of photographs in La Vanguardia's Readers' Photos.
To begin with, on Saturday, I was able to photograph this impressive cloud that covered the town of Fuengirola as if it were a gigantic umbrella. A protection from the sky itself in case it started to rain?
A day later, this domino at dawn the main protagonist has been the Omega effect, which is formed when the air, in contact with the surface, very dense and at the same time warmer, produces the refraction of light, which deforms the sun and creates the mirror effect.
When observing this optical illusion it appears that the base of the sun rests its "foot" on the horizon line that separates the sea from the sky.
Optical effects caused by Earth's atmosphere can cause distant objects near the horizon, including the Sun and Moon, to take on shapes that not only pique our attention or surprise us, but invite us to imagine.
This is how the writer Jules Verne had the impulse to compare this Omega effect with the shape of an Etruscan vase, looking for a reference to define its shape.
Once again, the T breakwater is shown as an exceptional observation point for all types of phenomena. In addition, it is a meeting place to exercise at first light in the morning.
