The word “Orb”, from the Latin orbis ‘circle’, is another name for a round object, especially a disk or a sphere. The majority of evidence captured at the Museum contain orbs.
While no one knows for certain what orbs are, the general consensus among ghost hunters is that an orb is a spirit that has been captured on film. Generally speaking, most orbs are captured during the “witching hour” – typically past midnight or “the time of night when supernatural forces are at their most powerful.” Another theory is that an orb is simply a particle of dust on the camera lens, however, there have been many photos taken in our dusty basement that do not contain orbs while photos taken on the upper floors (which are not filled with dust) during the witching hour, often contain many orbs.
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