Surface reflections and mirages
A number of surface reflection scenarios are possible in principle. These include (singly or in combination):
- isolated patches of sunlight on the sea caused by "god rays
- reflections from a sun-glitter path on the sea horizon south of Guernsey
- mirage of sun-glitter reflections from sea areas over the optical horizon
- mirage of sun glitter reflections from lakes in Brittany
- specular reflection from artificial reflectors in Brittany or on Guernsey
- scattering of reflected light from surface sources by haze aerosol particles
- coronal diffraction by aerosols of sunlight reflected from these sources