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Rainbow, halo and glory
Other less common halos include a 46 degree halo also centered at the sun, .... as an aureole around the moon, the sun, and bright lights when partially ...
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Viking navigation
Is the legend of the viking sunstone true?. ... Can it be that the Vikings used the polarization of skylight as a navigation compass? Did the Vikings find ...
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Dance and communication of honeybees: navigation using the ...
The bee reference is the direction of the sun. This can be demonstrated easily by covering the sky and using a lamp as an artificial sun: the direction of ...
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Myths and truths about polarized sunglasses and glare
FAQ's about polarized sunglasses. ... They come in all shades from light gray (only polarizing) to very dark (polarizing plus black tint), and also light ...
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Viking navigation
Did the Vikings find their way to America by looking at the sky through a crystal, the proverbial sunstone? The Icelandic sagas tell the story of how the ...
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Myths and truths about polarized sunglasses and glare
With polarized sunglasses the sea appears more transparent! See all the glare on the image to the left. The rocks below the surface are washed out. ...
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Skylight Compass and Polariscope (Page 2)
Over most of the sky, light is linearly polarized to some degree, ... The Skylight Compass (TM) is a differential polariscope where a pair of dichroic ...
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Polarization.com Polarized Light in Nature and Technology
All about polarized light, from sunglasses to rainbows and other fascinating facts.
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The Secret Gift of Polarized Vision
How do bees, ants, crickets, mayflies and other insects "see" the polarization of light without a polaroid filter or a dichroic crystal? ...
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Dance and communication of honeybees: navigation using the ...
Bee's polarized compass and amazing dance. ... Bees returning to the beehive after finding a good supply of food will communicate to other bees by dancing ...
