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Old 30-08-2007, 03:59 PM
neB
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We had a great night also. Light cloud until about totality then clear and beautiful.

I have a question for you boffins though. A mate of mine who is colour blind couldn't see the "red" in the eclipse - it went from black to grey as the shadow came across. However, when he saw a picture of the eclipse he could see the colour in it (what he knows as "red"). His wife, who he asked what colour the moon had gone (when viewing by naked eye), said the picture was the same colour as the real thing.

How does that work? Is it the low light levels or something to do with the frequency of "red" produced during the eclipse?

Anyone heard of this before??
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