The prominent white building photographed by me on November 28, 2012 just above the ridge line of Brown Mountain has been identified!!! It's one of the buildings at the Google Data Center on the south side of Lenoir!! This $600m complex was opened in May 2008.
OK, actually Google has nothing to do with the Brown Mountain Lights! But I did use Google Earth to positively identify the Google Data Center! The line of sight bearing to this building, plotted on Google Earth, was instrumental in proving it's true location---19.2 miles away!
OK, actually Google has nothing to do with the Brown Mountain Lights! But I did use Google Earth to positively identify the Google Data Center! The line of sight bearing to this building, plotted on Google Earth, was instrumental in proving it's true location---19.2 miles away!
The white building is clearly visible with magnification from our Jonas Ridge House observation site and it has an azimuth of 100 degrees. In fact, with favorable sunlight, the building is also visible to the naked eye from the same observation site.
Identifying this permenant landmark clearly shows that man-made structures and their associated electric lights, which are located in the valley beyond Brown Mountain, can appear as optical illusions located on the top of the mountain itself. This is especially true of night time observations when one's normal distance perception is unreliable. Having this known landmark will also greatly facilitates our BML research since it will allow us to better pinpoint any future mystery light locations.
Identifying this permenant landmark clearly shows that man-made structures and their associated electric lights, which are located in the valley beyond Brown Mountain, can appear as optical illusions located on the top of the mountain itself. This is especially true of night time observations when one's normal distance perception is unreliable. Having this known landmark will also greatly facilitates our BML research since it will allow us to better pinpoint any future mystery light locations.
Prominent
White Building Above Brown Mountain
The white building can be seen slightly to the right of
the center of the image. Brown Mountain is the nearly level ridge line ending with
a steep slope on the north end (left side of image). Ripskin Ridge is the closest ridge line at the bottom
of the image.
This image was taken from the Jonas Ridge house observation site, 19.2 miles west of the building.
Canon EOS Rebel DSLR camera with 112 mm telephoto lens
at f/8, 1/320 sec, and ISO 100.
Prominent
White Building Above Brown Mountain
This is a digital enlargement of the building seen in the image above.
The tree covered ridge line of Brown Mountain can be
seen in the foreground of the image.
Canon EOS Rebel DSLR camera with 420 mm telephoto lens
at f/16, 1/1000 sec, and ISO 800.
Google Earth Image of the Google Data
Center on the South Side of Lenoir, NC
The long
narrow white building (marked “White Building above BM”) is clearly visible
with magnification from the Jonas Ridge House observation site. Actually the building is
also visible to the naked eye from the JR House under favorable sun lighting as
a tiny white spot. With magnification,
the features of the building and the layout of the surrounding grounds are identifiable;
i.e. electric devices immediately adjacent to the building, orientation of the
building, electric substation and power lines, white rock-lined drainage ditch
connecting the building and the nearby cooling pond, and the newly landscaped
brown yard.
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