willow the wisp

[Bootneck]

wierd question I know but has anyone seen a 'willow the wisp' ie a strange glowing light above marshland? just been talking to someone that worked on my land in the 60s and he described seeing this phenomena on a patch of marshland. I've done a bit of reading about it and it seems it was fairly common in times past (100 years plus) but sightings gradually decreased and basically no one has reported seeing one in recent times.

 

[Bald Rick]

Think it's Will o' the Wisp ?

Heard about it (& I think there was a children's story with the eponymous title) but never seen it

 

[deleted user 837354]

Seen it many times when walking home in the early hours from the pub. Funnily enough I only see these entities after having consumed a great deal of Thatcher's cider.

 

[yellowbelly]

I've heard about it, but never seen it.

As far as I can remember, it's something to do with that, hither to thought of new problem gas, methane.

Seems the feckin stuff is not, as the climate doom-mongers would have us believe, a new thing but it's been around since the dawn of time.

 

[whitefox]

Talking of unusual natural phenomenon,the moon tonight seems very low and bright orange,and no, I've not been near the pub

 

[Christoph1945]

Heard and read about it but have never had the opportunity to see it.

 

[Christoph1945]

Once stayed in an old, converted, mill in North Wales and upon waking up in the middle of the night saw little, tweeny globules of light floating around before my verry eyes. Other than the little floating lights, the room was as black as ink.

 

[Farmer Roy]

Min min lights

The Min Min Mystery - Australian Geographic

An Australian neuroscientist has solved the mystery of Min Min lights. So, what are these unusual lights that appear after dark?

www.australiangeographic.com.au

 

[Welderloon]

Lifted from internet - no idea of the validity?

Swamp Luminosity phenomenon:
In modern science, it is generally accepted that will-o'-the-wisp phenomena (ignis fatuus) are caused by the oxidation of phosphine (PH3), diphosphane (P2H4), and methane (CH4). These compounds, produced by organic decay, can cause photon emissions. Since phosphine and diphosphane mixtures spontaneously ignite on contact with the oxygen in air, only small quantities of it would be needed to ignite the much more abundant methane to create ephemeral fires.[34] Furthermore, phosphine produces phosphorus pentoxide as a by-product, which forms phosphoric acid upon contact with water vapor, which can explain "viscous moisture" sometimes described as accompanying ignis fatuus

 

[mwj]

Here it is called ''fox fire''. Usually found in low boggy areas with very little air movement.

 

[Red Fred]

Min min lights

The Min Min Mystery - Australian Geographic

An Australian neuroscientist has solved the mystery of Min Min lights. So, what are these unusual lights that appear after dark?

www.australiangeographic.com.au

This is very similar to something we witnessed on the Dorset coast near Lulworth a few years ago. I stopped at the car park near the deserted village of Tyneham to admire the view and the chap in the next car asked me if I would like to see France through his binoculars. When I looked, the French coast was plainly visible even though it is around 80 miles away and far beyond what should be visible from here. (I think the limit is 35 miles from the highest cliffs)
When I got home I told a mate who enjoys things like this, and we went to have a look in the dark from Swyre Head, and sure enough France was still plainly visible with car headlights driving on the coast road and street lamps plain as day. We took photos which I still have somewhere.
It turned out that in certain conditions, a lens effect takes place which can stay over the channel for days at a time, bending light over the horizon a bit like a mirage.
I believe there is a well known UFO case involving a Channel Island airliner sighting, which must be connected to this phenomenon.

 

[Bald Rick]

Alternatively, Will o’ the Wisp is a cartoon series from 1981 on BBC and narrated by Kenneth Williams

 

[Happy hillbily]

This is very similar to something we witnessed on the Dorset coast near Lulworth a few years ago. I stopped at the car park near the deserted village of Tyneham to admire the view and the chap in the next car asked me if I would like to see France through his binoculars. When I looked, the French coast was plainly visible even though it is around 80 miles away and far beyond what should be visible from here. (I think the limit is 35 miles from the highest cliffs)
When I got home I told a mate who enjoys things like this, and we went to have a look in the dark from Swyre Head, and sure enough France was still plainly visible with car headlights driving on the coast road and street lamps plain as day. We took photos which I still have somewhere.
It turned out that in certain conditions, a lens effect takes place which can stay over the channel for days at a time, bending light over the horizon a bit like a mirage.
I believe there is a well known UFO case involving a Channel Island airliner sighting, which must be connected to this phenomenon.

A friend of mine took this photo of Snowdonia, from the isle of man, which is nearly 70 miles away,
And below is a similar impressive picture of Snowdon from ireland and that was 90 miles away !

 

[Red Fred]

A friend of mine took this photo of Snowdonia, from the isle of man, which is nearly 70 miles away,
And below is a similar impressive picture of Snowdon from ireland and that was 90 miles away !

It fascinates me how the image comes out looking natural, right way up, etc. If this can happen in nature, it must explain all sorts of UFO sightings and the like .

 

[serf]

Funnily enough I only see these entities after having consumed a great deal of Thatcher's cider.

Stella Act A Twât usually has same results

 

[Christoph1945]

If you are ever placed in an O2 tent, watch out for ignis fartus!