⚓ The Lighthouse ⚓

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A beacon in the digital sea, guiding wayward browsers home.

Today's Light Signal Patterns Maritime Flags Famous Lights Morse Code Keeper's Log

⚡ Light Signal Patterns

Every lighthouse has a unique flash pattern called its "characteristic" - a signature that allows sailors to identify it from afar.

Fl 5s

Single flash every 5 seconds

● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Fl(2) 10s

Two flashes every 10 seconds

● ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Fl(3) 15s

Three flashes every 15 seconds

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Iso 4s

Equal periods of light and dark

● ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○ ● ●

Oc 6s

More light than dark

● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ●

Q

Quick flash, 50-60 per minute

● ○ ● ○ ● ○ ● ○ ● ○

VQ

Very quick flash, 100-120 per minute

●●○●●○●●○●●○●●○●●○

L Fl 8s

Long flash followed by darkness

● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Mo(A) 8s

Morse code 'A' (dot-dash)

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Al WR 4s

Alternating white and red

W ○ R ○ W ○ R ○ W ○

Reading Signal Abbreviations

Fl - Flashing (dark longer than light)
Oc - Occulting (light longer than dark)
Iso - Isophase (equal light and dark)
Q - Quick (50-60 flashes per minute)
VQ - Very Quick (100-120 per minute)
L Fl - Long Flash (2+ seconds)
Mo(A) - Morse code letter
Al - Alternating colors

About The Lighthouse

Since ancient times, lighthouses have guided mariners through dangerous waters. The Pharos of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, set the standard that would be followed for millennia.

Today, GPS and electronic navigation have reduced the practical need for lighthouses, but they remain powerful symbols of guidance, safety, and hope in the darkness.

Consider this a digital lighthouse - a fixed point of light in the endless sea of the web.