Humans, though, should have some fun and toy with colors during April’s eclipse, Neitz says. It’s a rare occasion in which the sun’s light dims and brightens so quickly that the Purkinje effect becomes clear. “Every day it goes from being bright outside to dark at night over a pe...
The Purkinje effect is particularly noticeable at twilight or during a total solar eclipse. Even though we can't see color well at night, our visual system lets us take in information over an enormous range of light intensities, from a moonless night to blindingly bright ski slopes, Sampath ...
Total eclipse of the sun The total solar eclipse of the sun on Aug. 21, 2017, offered a rare opportunity for NASA to collect data on the Earth-sun connection. Its long, uninterrupted path over land, starting at the Oregon coast where this image was captured, provided more time for scient...
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