[pct-l] Light Phenomena on Oriflame Mtn....

[magicalnexus at yahoo.com (Magical Nexus)]

Hi Bruce,
 
Sure, I have heared about Marfa. Check out the links I posted earlier - www.earthlights.org  , www.hessdalenproject.org , and www.itacomm.net  for more info on light phenomena. There are a number of places around the globe where these things occur - Brownie Mtn, NC - Hanford Reservation, WA - Chocolate Mtn Impact Crater, CA - Mt Shasta, CA - and a host of other locations. 
 
Like I mentioned before, the lights at Oriflamme are a bit different than those I am looking into in AZ and both are different from the lights at Marfa so I think we probably have several different sources for light phenomena. We haven't been able to correlate geological activity with observations in AZ but there are sites where earth movements along fault lines do create light displays.
 
It is always interesting to me that people who regard themselves as scientists are so leary and suspicious of examining new things. I always considered a scientist to be a curious and critical individual who could embrace the examination of previously undocumented phenomena. Of course, that is as long as no one is prematurely offering unpalatable theories. Stick to the nuts and bolts of the phenomena and it shouldn't be at all intimidating. My theory about these folks is that they aren't really scientists, they are professional testers and aren't at all driven by curiosity, rather they are driven by work and the demands for answers within a given field for a given purpose. Not the same creature as a true scientist. Funny how many of those testers think their opinions matter...
 
We use ULF and VLF detectors to listen for geological activity... the rest of the equipment is for documentation. We can't apply radars in this area, otherwise we would. 
 
We are trying to capture spectra data to determine composition of the light sources. Since the phenomena can be mobile it is a bit trickier than applying a simple spectragraph/telescope the way astronomers do to determine the composition of stars....
 
The term "earthlight" is a catch-all phrase that describes a host of unidentified light 
phenomena and isn't really a true description on the phenomena in question....
 
Tedster

Bruce Harvey <bharve@dslextreme.com> wrote:
It is described in the new So Cal book, with a plausible theory about the
cause.

Have you ever heard about the Marfa lights outside Marfa, Texas. Lots of
folks have seen them. No one has a plausible explantion, least of all
scientists. They don't want to go out on a limb and be regarded as wacko.

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Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 10:48 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Light Phenomena on Oriflame Mtn....


> Howdy,
> I am curious if anyone has seen the phenomena on Oriflame Mtn described in
the old guidebooks (haven't looked in the new ones to see if its there). It
is my understanding that the phenomena are seen on the East slope of the
mountain rather than in the canyon. I have seen this phenomena once.
>
> In fact, has anyone seen any light phenomena on the trail that seemed
unusual regardless of the location? I am curious because I have....
>
> Tedster
>
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