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A Way of Seeing as It Happens
A mirror and a lens mounted on top project a live image of the outside view into a darkened room.
Where: Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery 6: Observing Landscapes
Inverse Square Law
Light gets dimmer the farther it travels–and a bit of simple math explains how.
Rickshaw Obscura
Step into this mobile camera obscura and never see the light the same way again. A small lens in the ceiling captures the scene around the visitor and projects a ghostly dreamlike movie on the table below.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
