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This phenomenon is known as a Mach band, or the Mach effect. It’s an optical illusion where the edge of a bright object next to a dark object appears even lighter, and vice versa.

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Well, you are not the only one because such optical illusions commonly take place when your brain wrongly interprets what your eyes see. This is not a worrying fact because such illusions occur for ...

When a mirage does occur, it should be visible from anywhere on Lake Michigan — especially the shorter side of the lake, looking west to east from Milwaukee.

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