The Flat Earth Society
Posts
Home
Help
Login
Register
seeing the sun at nigh
The Flat Earth Society
Flat Earth Discussion Boards
Flat Earth Q&A
seeing the sun at nigh
« previous
next »
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Down
seeing the sun at nigh
5 Replies
1105 Views
?
Damion
96
seeing the sun at nigh
«
on:
June 09, 2012, 11:11:44 AM »
Even though we cant see the sun at night on a fe with the naked eye do to all of the particals in the atmosphere couldnt one see it using IR ?
Logged
Ski
Planar Moderator
8738
Homines, dum docent, dispenguin.
Re: seeing the sun at nigh
«
Reply #1 on:
June 09, 2012, 03:45:25 PM »
Infrared refracts/diffuses in the same manner as visible light.
Logged
"Never think you can turn over any old falsehood without a terrible squirming of the horrid little population that dwells under it." -O.W. Holmes "Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne.."
?
Damion
96
Re: seeing the sun at nigh
«
Reply #2 on:
June 09, 2012, 04:13:44 PM »
Is Ir and Ir filtering not used to penatrate atmosphiric haze in photograhy ?
Logged
Ski
Planar Moderator
8738
Homines, dum docent, dispenguin.
Re: seeing the sun at nigh
«
Reply #3 on:
June 09, 2012, 04:15:11 PM »
It scatters at a slightly lower rate because of it's slightly lower wavelength. Rayleigh scattering effects IR, just like it effects the visible light spectrum.
Logged
"Never think you can turn over any old falsehood without a terrible squirming of the horrid little population that dwells under it." -O.W. Holmes "Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne.."
?
Damion
96
Re: seeing the sun at nigh
«
Reply #4 on:
June 09, 2012, 04:33:43 PM »
How then are IR cameras used to see firefighters thtough smoke and dust
Logged
Ski
Planar Moderator
8738
Homines, dum docent, dispenguin.
Re: seeing the sun at nigh
«
Reply #5 on:
June 09, 2012, 05:02:28 PM »
It would really depend on the wavelength.
Logged
"Never think you can turn over any old falsehood without a terrible squirming of the horrid little population that dwells under it." -O.W. Holmes "Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne.."
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Up
« previous
next »