Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Solar Eclipse


Whenever you see spots of sunlight under a shady tree, you are actually seeing an image of the sun.

Proof? Above is an image of the ground under a shady tree during a solar eclipse.

The little holes between the leaves actually act like a pinhole camera and cast an image of the sun on the ground.

In a sense, any light around a shadow is an image of the sun.

2 comments:

Portillo-Bulkin Family said...

May, you have a wonderful blog! Every time I visit, I realize how intellectually and artistically thirsty I am. As i browse the posts, I'm ALWAYS raising my eyebrows, finding myself saying "wow" outloud. It's fun!

Indigo Roth said...

That photo is extremely cool, thanks for posting! Indigo.