Fata Morgana

What is "Fata Morgana"? It's not a fat chick named Morgana. It is a mirage that occurs usually in polar regions. Here's what Wikipedia says about them:

A Fata Morgana is an unusual and complex form of superior mirage that is seen in a narrow band right above the horizon. Fata Morgana mirages distort the object or objects which they are based on significantly, often such that the object is completely unrecognizable.
This optical phenomenon occurs because rays of light are bent when they pass through air layers of different temperatures in a steep thermal inversion where an atmospheric duct has formed.^[1] (A thermal inversion is an atmospheric condition where warmer air exists in a well-defined layer above a layer of significantly cooler air. This temperature inversion is the opposite of what is normally the case; air is usually warmer close to the surface, and cooler higher up.)
A Fata Morgana is most commonly seen in polar regions, especially over large sheets of ice which have a uniform low temperature. It can however be observed in almost any area. In polar regions the Fata Morgana phenomenon is observed on relatively cold days, however in deserts, over oceans, and over lakes, a Fata Morgana can be observed on hot days.

Here's some pictures of Fata Morgana. I have taken some but they are not as good as these. I was trying to explain it the other day to LK and would have taken a picture but I was in my room and the window was filthy!

Fata Morgana

C-130 Tails Distorted From a Fata Morgana