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Old 11-11-2008, 10:47 PM
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hmmm, yes.... well..... speeds.....ummmm.

Wouldnt the speed remain the same even if they were;

1) dispersed
2) refracted
3) impeded
4) anything else?

Fundamentally as the speed of light and the speed of radio waves is the same, we arent talking about the SPEED changing by stuffing it up in the atmosphere, the SPEED is still the same, certainly, does this mean that the light coming through a 90mm refractor telescope is "slowed down"?

I dont think that it matters whether the white light is refracted to green, diffracted, or scattered or blocked altogether, the SPEED of the wave remains the same!

So therefore, I go back to thinking you are right again.

I think....

Maybe...

Oh i dont know!

Chris
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