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| |Image_Caption = Reenacted ] (actually, a bonfire floating on a lake, with computer-modified color of the flames) | |||
| |Usage = Terminology | |||
| |Name = Ghost Light | |||
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| |Definition = Light of non-human from an unknown/unidentified source | |||
| |Characteristics = Usually soft/flickering and viewed only from a distance, often reported as recurring in a single location over a sustained period of time. No apparent human origins. Sometimes associated with ] | |||
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| }}{{otheruses|Ghost light (disambiguation)}} | |||
| A '''ghost light''' is any one of many unusual visual phenomena that appear in specific areas around the world. This describes the appearance of lights where one presumes there should be none. The lack of definitive explanations or sources has led them to be associated with the ]. | |||
| ==Explanations== | |||
| There is no single explanation for what causes ghost lights, but possible causes are ]s, refracted light from automobile headlights, ], ], ], ] of some sort, ] or the ] from underground quartz crystals (]s).<ref name=unknown>, '']'', October 30, 2007</ref> | |||
| ===Phosphorus=== | |||
| One possible explanation, for some ghost lights, is ]. On its own ] cannot spontaneously ignite but during the decay of organic material in waterlogged ground ] (phosphorus trihydride) is formed (along with other compounds like phosphorous tetrahydride) which can cause the methane to burn on contact with air. <ref>John Emsley, ''The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus'', 2000, ISBN 0471394556</ref> This can occur with buried dead bodies and may also explain related phenomena like ], corpse lights or corpse fire. | |||
| ==In popular culture == | |||
| It is also the name of an ethereal being that haunts the area in and around ] in the animated film '']'', and plays a central role in the associated short film '']''. It is rumored to be a floating orb of blue light that preys upon unsuspecting vehicles, leaving only their ]s behind. | |||
| ==Examples== | |||
| Examples of this phenomena can be found across the world: | |||
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| *** ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| *** ] | |||
| *** ] | |||
| *** ]/Senath Ghost Light | |||
| ** ] | |||
| *** ] (same as Hornet ghost light, at the Oklahoma-Missouri line) | |||
| ** ] | |||
| *** ] ( ] ) | |||
| *** ]s | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| * by ], from '']'' #218, 2007 | |||
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