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Old 31-05-2018, 03:37 PM
julianh72 (Julian)
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Thanks JA and Robin - I'm feeling a little less stupid every day!

JA's image in particular helps - the absorption is indeed apparent, but there's enough getting through to the Earth's surface across the visible wavelengths to make vision (and back-yard spectroscopy) possible.
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