Chicago viewed from Michigan 60 miles away. Supposedly a "mirage"
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I used to live on the IL/WI border, about the supposed distance the OP picture is from Chicago. You could see Chicago across the lake on a clear day, and it didn't look like this. You saw to tops of the Sears Tower, the Hancock building, and not the whole skyline.
Press X for doubt for me on this picture.
I'm not saying you are wrong, but you may want to view this again with the assistance of binoculars or a telescope because this could simply be the result of the limits of the human eye. As a Mariner I am often able to bring vessels back into full view with binoculars that appear to be sinking into the horizon with the naked eye.
All I'm saying, is that picture is not from 60 miles away at the height of person.
I checked the dude's facebook, he takes them from an elevation from St. Joseph, MI, which is about 60 miles, as the crow flies, across the lake.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=534475571361605&set=a.206037660872066
Check out this news report, and then the vid afterwards. The cameraman seems to have very high zoom and is able to see chicago on a day thats slightly hazy. I dont know how high above the water he is but he appears to be pretty low.
https://youtu.be/SADAiC6DNFg
Well this kinda makes sense doesnt it. You see the same effect when you stick a pencil in a cup of water. Seems like the air, if it were humid enough could have the same effect.