Results 1 to 10 of 20
Threaded View
-
06-21-2005, 01:42 AM #11Senior Member
reflectivity paradox
Some reflector telescopes have one or more convex secondary mirrors, most notably the Cassegrain and Schmidt camera types, but all have a concave primary mirror. Concave mirrors cause the reflected light to converge to a common focal point, while convex mirrors cause the rays to diverge, or spread apart. Don't confuse diverging with diffusing, however. Both types of mirror create specular reflections - which is a fancy term meaning you can see images in the reflections. Diffuse reflectors, such as paper, do not produce images.
Advertisements
Similar Threads
-
Reflectivity...
By tacman7 in forum Indoor GrowingReplies: 1Last Post: 11-25-2011, 03:31 PM -
Paradox of understanding
By wayoftheleaf in forum GreenGrassForums LoungeReplies: 6Last Post: 11-19-2006, 04:57 AM -
What A Paradox
By XTC in forum PoliticsReplies: 8Last Post: 07-25-2005, 08:08 PM -
paper reflectivity
By monstermunchies in forum Growroom SetupReplies: 2Last Post: 07-21-2005, 03:05 AM