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Light Color and Seeing

Explore light and color from a hole new angle.

Enlarge your perspective on color.

Make pinhole predictions.

Discover a straight path to enlightenment.

Use index cards to show how light plus light equals dark.

Explore the surprising side of color.

Make your own mix-n-match markers to produce a rainbow of colors.

by Eclipse Field Crew • February 29, 2016

Dispatches from our crew in Micronesia.

Take a (super) close look at your smartphone. You may be surprised by what you see.

Measure the brightness of the sun using cooking oil and a white card.

Measure the brightness of the sun using cooking oil and a white card.

Explore the limits of vision—get to know your rods and cones.

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