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In the eye, light becomes a visible image due to the organs in the back of your eye called 'cones and rods'. These are situated along the retina, inside the eyeball. Cones pick up colour, while rods pick up shades of black and white, and how light or dark a certain image will appear.
The light image that is made in the eyeball is actually upside down when it is sent along the optic nerve to the brain (as electric pulses) because the lens in your eye is convex which, when light passes through it, refracts light so the end image is an upside down replica. The brain then flips the image upside down, which becomes the image you see.
People become colour blind when they are missing certain colour receptors, which register the 3 primary colours red, blue and green.
**Side note: 1 in every 15 men are colour blind, while only 1 in 1000 women are.**
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What does too much or too little light do to the image in a microscope?
Too much light can lead to overexposure, causing the image to appear washed out and lacking contrast. On the other hand, too little light can result in underexposure, making the image dim and hard to see details clearly. Adjusting the light intensity appropriately is key to obtaining a well-defined image in a microscope.
If the focal point is on the retina then how is the image upside down?
The image formed on the retina is actually inverted due to the way light rays refract in the eye. The brain processes this inverted image and flips it back upright to create a coherent visual perception.
What term indicates an image through which light does not really travel?
A virtual image is an optical image formed when light rays do not actually come together at the position of the image. Instead, they appear to diverge from a point behind the mirror or lens, giving the appearance of a real image when viewed.
If a convergent beam of light is incident on a plane mirror then what type of image will it form?
A convergent beam of light incident on a plane mirror will form a real and inverted image.
How does iris diaphragm affect image brightness and contrast?
The iris diaphragm regulates the amount of light entering the lens, affecting image brightness. A smaller aperture (higher f-stop) reduces light, making the image darker but also increasing contrast by reducing stray light. A larger aperture (lower f-stop) allows more light, resulting in a brighter image but potentially reducing contrast due to increased light scattering.
What is the term for an image through which light passes?
The term for an image through which light passes is a transparent image.
What is the term for and image through which light passes?
The term for an image through which light passes is a "transparent" image. This refers to an image that allows light to pass through it with minimal distortion.
What is vignetting?
A reduction in light at the edge of the lens. The barrel or sides of the lens become visible, resulting in dark corners in the image.
What is a virtual image?
In optics, a virtual image is an image in which the outgoing rays from a point on the object never actually intersect at a visable point. However, if these rays were stretched out they would intersect at a point behind the mirror/surface.
An image that is formed when light rays meet is called?
An image that is formed when light rays meet is called a real image. This type of image is formed when light rays converge to a point either on a screen or a surface.
What would happen to the image if the object was moved further away from the pinhole?
If the object is moved further away from the pinhole, the image would become smaller and dimmer as it is projected onto the screen or surface. The image would also become more focused since light rays from different parts of the object have to travel a longer distance to converge at the pinhole, resulting in a sharper image.
Why is it that the image under the low power objective become inverted?
The image becomes inverted under the low power objective due to the design of the microscope and the way light rays are refracted and magnified by the lenses. The inverted image is a result of the optics in the microscope system.
What term indicates an image through light does not really travel?
virtual image
What is the term an image through which light passes?
real image
What is An image formed by rays of light that converge at the location of the object?
This image is a real image, formed when light rays meet at a point in front of a mirror or lens. It is the actual point where the light converges, allowing the image to be projected onto a screen.
What is the name of the Image formed when light rays actually meet?
The image formed when light rays actually meet is called a real image. This type of image can be projected onto a screen and is formed when the rays of light actually converge at a point.
What term indicates an image trough which light does not really travel?
A virtual image is an image where light rays appear to diverge from a point behind a mirror or lens, such that light does not actually pass through the image point. Virtual images are formed when light rays do not converge after reflection or refraction.
