Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia & Western North Carolina
Common Mistakes & Hoaxes
Orbs
Orbs are balls of light that appear in pictures and video monitoring equipment and are purposed by some to be evidence of discarnate consciousness. The majority of orbs are caused by backscatter. Light from flash bounces off of dust, insects or moisture and are captured. True orbs are not opaque and have their own illumination.
Ectomist
Ectomist is a fog that inexplicably appears in pictures and video monitoring equipment and is purposed by some to be evidence of discarnate consciousness. However, condensation, high humidity and smoke can mimic this.
Vortex
A so-called vortex is an alleged location that allows spiritual passage. Camera straps, hair and spider webs falling in front of a camera lense can cause a false image.
Camera Shake
An anomaly that happens at night where there is a light source in the back ground and the camera is slightly moved when the picture is taken. The result is an odd trail of light.
Shutter Speed
If a digital camera has a low light setting, you may come out with a picture where it looks like there is another person or body part next to someone, or body parts will be missing. This happens when a camera is on this setting and moves while the picture is being taken, similar to camera shake.
