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What's the explanation for that coloring sequence and the bright area at the center?
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What's the explanation for that coloring sequence and the bright area at the center?
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Hmm... server seems to be down. Here is the picture.
http://www.vbforums.com/attachment.p...postid=1786877
What is that photo of?
It's originally from this link:
http://mit.edu/8.03/www/
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Then he signs his name off as "\\/\/////@lter Lewin"Quote:
This is a picture of me, by me. Have you ever seen anything like it? Any idea of what causes the colored rings? If you do, send me a note and you may earn some extra course credit. If you want to find out, make sure not to miss my lecture on December 7!
Who knew, MIT professors were t3h Ub@R 1337!!11. :ehh:
Its called "Lens Flare". Its when a bright light enters a lense at a weird angle and causes refraction patterns right across the lens. The only "visible light" part of the spectrum is halfway between the centre of the lens and the outer edge. Since lenses are usually circular, the refraction pattern is also radial and thus a circular rainbow is formed.
Do not look at the sun through binoculars, because you'd see this effect REALLY BRIGHTLY!!!!
Any questions? :lol:
PS. if you want me to be a real smartass, on that picture, the Infrared side of the spectrum is outside the 'ring' and the ultraviolet side is inside it.
I suspect that the shadow of the photographer was superimposed onto a photo of a very bright object (maybe some burning magnesium or an arkweld kit) Which explains why the light source is not visible.
Not 100% sure though.
My answer: photoshop
You better join MIT soon, boy. :DQuote:
Originally posted by wossname
Its called "Lens Flare". Its when a bright light enters a lense at a weird angle and causes refraction patterns right across the lens. The only "visible light" part of the spectrum is halfway between the centre of the lens and the outer edge. Since lenses are usually circular, the refraction pattern is also radial and thus a circular rainbow is formed.
Do not look at the sun through binoculars, because you'd see this effect REALLY BRIGHTLY!!!!
Any questions? :lol:
Elementary my dear Mendhak.
Hmm Thought it was an eclipse of some sort... but makes more sense... Reflection of some glass structure...
Photoshop one seems the best.
:D