Interesting optical effect

"Maule Driver" wrote in message
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Now, who can explain the bright spot that our plane projects down sun?
It's
like a giant headlight and is particularly noticeable late in the day with
the sun behind.

See my other post. That "bright spot" is simply your position relative to a
reflective surface. Your plane isn't projecting it. That just happens to
be the spot where the sunlight is reflected by the greatest amount.

Note that "reflective surface" doesn't have to be man-made. Trees, grass,
shrubs, snow, sand, etc. are all reflective to some degree (just as you are
reflective ).

Pete