Submodules
Light/Reflect./Refract.
Lenses/Mirrors/Prisms
Color & Spectrum
Optics in Nature

Optics in Nature
Steve Beeson, Arizona State University

Examples of optics and light in nature are all around us--rainbows, glories, sundogs, irridescence on animals, halos, and the earth's shadow. These are just a few examples of the myriad of natural optical phenomena that happen everyday, in your backyard or right over your head.




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Copyright ©1995 Steve Beeson, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287