Re: OT: Night-Bloomers, now Vespertine Iris
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- Subject: Re: OT: Night-Bloomers, now Vespertine Iris
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:59:06 -0700 (MST)
John Jones wrote:
> There may be some physics of light involved here Sharon as well. Some
> aspects that I can think of are:
<snip>
> I guess mostly what I am saying is that you have to be cognizant of th=
e
> light source as well.
I was trying to leave the physics
out of this discussion because this part
gets really complicated, but John has
some very good points.
Reflection, refraction, and polarization
of light have an indectably small effect,
if any. It's the intensity of the light that
counts. =
It can be a full, yellow moon on the horizon,
a blue-white half-moon overhead, or a
densely overcast sky that merely reflects =
lights from the city some 5 miles away.
The physiology of light perception =
may even come into play, as this happens
at the point where colors fade and the
world seems to turn to shades of grey.
John -- I'll be happy to pursue the
physics of this off-list.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
