Asked by Nikki
Why do objects illuminated by moonlight lack color?
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Answered by
bobpursley
That is nonsense.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~zhuxj/astro/html/lunareclipse041027.html
What you may be asking is why do objects illuminated by moonlight appear to humans as lacking color? Now the answer to that lies in the detection of light in the eye. Is it Rods or Cones which respond to low light levels?
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~zhuxj/astro/html/lunareclipse041027.html
What you may be asking is why do objects illuminated by moonlight appear to humans as lacking color? Now the answer to that lies in the detection of light in the eye. Is it Rods or Cones which respond to low light levels?
Answered by
PsyDAG
For information on the rods and cones, here are some sources:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vision/bright.html#c4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone_cell
http://www.cis.rit.edu/people/faculty/montag/vandplite/pages/chap_9/ch9p1.html
I hope this helps a little more. Thanks for asking.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vision/bright.html#c4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone_cell
http://www.cis.rit.edu/people/faculty/montag/vandplite/pages/chap_9/ch9p1.html
I hope this helps a little more. Thanks for asking.
Answered by
Nikki
Thank You