what are orbs?

Answer 1

Orbs is the popular name given to (typically) circular anomalies appearing in photographs. In photography and video, orbs appear to be balls, diamonds, or smears of light with an apparent size in the image ranging from a golfball to a basketball. Orbs sometimes appear to be in motion, leaving a trail behind them.

There are two main schools of thought regarding the cause of orbs in photo images. The first school sees it as a fairly clear-cut case of flash reflection off of dust, particles, insects, or moisture droplets in the air in front of the camera, i.e. they are naturalistic. The opposing school maintains that orbs are paranormal in nature, i.e. non-naturalistic.

While some people claim that orbs are more likely to appear in certain locales, or are attracted to human actitivities (especially those involving children), the images on the internet fora devoted to orbs are taken in graveyards, backyards, attics, and kitchens, as well as bars, convention centers, and city streets -- in short, anywhere people may be taking photos.

As orb photos may demonstrably be gained anywhere, the position of "ghost hunters" who claim orb photos are more common in allegedly haunted areas is significantly weakened. That orb photos can be gained anywhere has, however, been adopted into the position of those who maintain that orbs are probes/devices being used by an alien culture to monitor human activities.

Orb photos have become so common that some ghost-hunting organizations are no longer accepting submissions of them, or specifying that only "exceptional" examples be presented.

Answer 2

This is the most common type of spirit energy to be captured on film. These will appear as solid or transparent "balls". They appear in many shapes and some colors, with white being the most common.

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Small sphere-shaped masses of energy believed to be either the beginning of an apparition or a complete manifestation unto itself. They move on their own at various speeds. Usually invisible to the naked eye, they are the most common anomaly captured on film. However, the majority of orbs in photographs can be explained away by other means such as dust, insects, or camera flaws. A photo of an orb with a light trail behind is rare and considered more reliable. Orbs can be found just about anywhere.

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Orbs are widely debated as to whether or not they are actually indicators of true paranormal activity. Some sources say that orbs are nothing more than dust particles in the air, pollen particles in the air, insects, rain, moisture in the air, etc. Orbs can also be created from light bouncing off of reflective surfaces such as tabletops, mirrors, glossy paint, shiny wallpaper, mirrors, etc. Orbs can also be the result of two cameras taking a picture using a flash, at the same time. Since most orbs are caught on images generated from using digital cameras, some sources argue that the camera is actually causing the orbs, usually due to low light conditions.

Answer 3

Orbs is the popular name given to (typically) circular anomalies appearing in photographs. In photography and video, orbs appear to be balls, diamonds, or smears of light with an apparent size in the image ranging from a golfball to a basketball. Orbs sometimes appear to be in motion, leaving a trail behind them.

There are two main schools of thought regarding the cause of orbs in photo images. The first school sees it as a fairly clear-cut case of flash reflection off of dust, particles, insects, or moisture droplets in the air in front of the camera, i.e. they are naturalistic. The opposing school maintains that orbs are paranormal in nature, i.e. non-naturalistic.

While some people claim that orbs are more likely to appear in certain locales, or are attracted to human actitivities (especially those involving children), the images on the internet fora devoted to orbs are taken in graveyards, backyards, attics, and kitchens, as well as bars, convention centers, and city streets -- in short, anywhere people may be taking photos.

As orb photos may demonstrably be gained anywhere, the position of "ghost hunters" who claim orb photos are more common in allegedly haunted areas is significantly weakened. That orb photos can be gained anywhere has, however, been adopted into the position of those who maintain that orbs are probes/devices being used by an alien culture to monitor human activities.

Orb photos have become so common that some ghost-hunting organizations are no longer accepting submissions of them, or specifying that only "exceptional" examples be presented.

Answer 4

Open Relay Behavior-modification System (ORBS) was one of the first DNS-based Blackhole List (DNSBL), a means by which an website may publish a list of IP addresses, in a format which can be easily queried by computer programs on the Internet. The ORBS list was used to blacklist IP addresses that were open mail relays, upon which spammers can transmit their messages. [1]

ORBS was controversial because at the time many people felt running an open relay was acceptable, and that the way ORBs scanned the Internet for open mail servers could be abusive. ORBS used probes to test for open relays without permission, sometimes over and over again. Some claimed that testing of their networks continued even after they asked ORBs to stop. Those that blocked testing or engaged in legal action against ORBs were blacklisted, whether they had open relays or not. [2] In some cases the tests interferred with mail servers, causing delays. Another complaint was that open relays that had never sent spam were listed without notice. Claims of false listings, true or not, were also a problem. [3]

ORBS was created and run by Alan Brown in New Zealand. It was shut down in 2001 due to Brown's health and money issues and two lawsuits brought by companies listed on ORBS, Xtra and Actrix, which he had refused to remove. [4] The companies were blacklisted by ORBs because they blocked its probes. [5] Brown was forced to sell his Internet service provider, Manawatu Internet Services, to cover expenses. In the end, he agreed that the companies had been listed inappropriately. [6]

Brown also had a defamation lawsuit brought against him, O'Brien v Brown. The court ruled that Brown made defamatory comments about Patrick O'Brien, CEO of Domainz, which is the .nz domain registrar. The comments were made in the Domainz discussion group. When Brown was offered a chance to apologize, he made additional defamatory comments. Following O'Brien's victory and the awarding of $42,000 to him, Brown claimed that his net worth was only $500, which he said is why he did not have a lawyer. [7]

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The word "Orb", from the Latin orbis 'circle', is another name for a round object, especially a disk or a sphere. The term may also refer to one of the following.

The Orb in the "Orb and Sceptre" is a type of regalia known as a globus cruciger (Latin: orb cross).
The Sovereign's Orb (a globus cruciger) is one of the best known Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
The Orb River empties into the Golfe du Lion in southern France.
The Orb is a British electronic music band.
Orb (paranormal) is a phenomenon that can be seen by some people with the naked eye, though more usually are captured on camera, considered by some to be paranormal and by others to be caused by the camera flash reflecting off dust.
Orb (Charmed) — a magical form of teleportation in the television show Charmed; still in fiction, the verb to orb is used for the same as well as for SF-technology to that effect, as in Stargate SG-1.
The Tears of the Prophets, religious artefacts in the fictional Star Trek: Deep Space Nine universe, are commonly known as Orbs.
Orb is the world in which the Way of the Tiger gamebooks are set.
Orb Union, a nation in Gundam's Cosmic Era timeline.
Orb (video game) is a game for Nintendo's Wii.
Bad Orb, a town in Hesse state, Germany.
Orb Drive is a 3.5" removable hard disk drive.
The Orb is a small, silver, spherical prop used in the movie Sleeper. It induces a feeling of well-being when held.
ORB is also an acronym or abbreviation for:

Object request broker, a distributed computing concept.
The three letter airport code for the Town of Orebro (Örebro/Bofors Airport) in central Sweden.
Organic radical battery, a battery to run a PC during power interruption under development at NEC Corporation.
The computer game O.R.B: Off-World Resource Base, developed and published by Strategy First, Inc.
Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg, a former German public broadcaster.

Answer 5

Have you ever taken a picture and after you got the film developed there are white or smoky looking circles on the pictures around the people? That's an orb. I believe they are guardian angels!! You can't see them with the naked eye but they are there on film. I have gotten a few in picts of my kids. Makes me feel good to know they have guardian angels around. Hope this answered you ?

Answer 6

Orbs are entities of light that are captured on film and video. They can also be described as ghost light

Answer 7

i played mario party 7 and i collected a whole bunch..i was really getting tired of the orb thing