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Old 26-03-2013, 11:32 PM
gd55 (Geoff)
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Solar spectrum question UV

I always understood that the Sun gave off radiation from radio to X-rays.

This of course includes UV. So why can't we see so-called "black light" (UV) tattoos when sunlight falls on them? The only explanation I've heard is that the particular dyes in the tatt luminescence in a UV wavelength not emitted by the sun. Is this the case?

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