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jimjones said:
Has anyone noticed that in #1521 the sun appears below the horizon?
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jankees said:
I think it is the reflection
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Correct. Reflections are sometimes a little odd. Reflected objects are limited to what's on-screen, so if you're sitting in the back of the TBM and looking forward, items reflected in the upper black strip will come and go depending on the view angle. I believe it's called "screen space" reflections.
 
jankees said:
I think it is the reflection
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It is in fact the reflection of the sun ball which is itself hidden behind the cloud layer just above the horizon.
Having taken many photographs and witnessed thousands of sunsets at the So Cal shoreline just a few blocks from home I have seen this many times.
I think with the camera angle in this shot being at the same elevation as the aircraft this effect is just right. It does appear that the sun itself is below the horizon but that is
exactly correct given a reflection that is as bright as the object itself.
MSFS, ASOBO, or whichever entity is most responsible for capturing the Earth this way have done a terrific job of it.
 
Tried to do a flight from Duxford to Humberside yesterday, but as I was getting close to Humberside I had to divert to Strubby as the weather was closing in around me quite fast. By the time I was taxiing in the rain was just beginning.











 
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