trick of light

The easiest explanation for those surprisingly massive galaxies is that, at least for some of them, there’s been a miscalculation — perhaps due to a trick of light.

Here, the duo immerses itself in the cosmos, the trick of light of a falling star guiding the nightmare of a relationship’s end.

What seems like documentary evidence may be merely a trick of light in air.

But even then, it would just be a trick of light; she might look convincing up close, but your hand would just go through hers.

That trick of light and reflection has been in use since the 1500s, says Smalley, and became especially popular among Victorian-era magicians and theater productions—so, not exactly cutting-edge technology.