ORBS OF LIGHT - WHAT IS THIS PHENOMENON?

It was an amazing experience at Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi last night [3 October, 2008]. Below these strange photos you will see examples of my own. Here are some photos that I got on the web of a phenomenon that some people call "orbs".

http://www.diepart.com/mediac/400_0/media/DIR_114701/orbs.jpg

http://www.lacarte.org/health/chemtrails/orbs/x

http://www.freewebs.com/hidyaphrodite/Garden%20Orbs.jpg

http://the.haikuist.googlepages.com/SuburbanORBS.JPG/SuburbanORBS-full.jpg

http://files.meetup.com/362710/It

I have no idea what they are, but I have had my own experience of them. First, look at some examples on the www of this phenomenon, and then, below them, look at some examples of my own. I would be most happy for someone to tell me that this is nothing more than a light trick or some other reasonable explanation. Until the verdict is out, I post these photos simply for the sake of better understanding...

ORBS OF LIGHT AT SHEIKH ZAYED MOSQUE

A while ago, I saw photos on Google and MSN and Yahoo that were remarkable. This category of photos goes by different names. Mostly, though, people use the word "orb" in some sense for this phenomenon. I have seen this same phenomenon on YouTube. Anyway, last night, at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, I had my first experience of these "orbs of light" around the Mosque. It happened only in certain directions - towards the Qibla, and towards the tomb of Sheikh Zayed. Initially, I thought it was just a light trick and that my lens was dirty. I cleaned it, aimed again, and the same phenomenon happened. My 2 friends were with me, and the 3 of us were gob-smacked at the photos I took. This did not seem to work on other cameras. I also shot videos in the same direction, but there was no phenomenon on the videos. Here are some photos...