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Chromatic aberration

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By Michael Poon
Chromatic Aberration Explained In 5 Minutes.

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josh johnson
Posted 6 years ago. Direct link to josh johnson's post “Just too cool, how did th...”
Just too cool, how did the iphone get the photo when you couldn't see what you were getting?
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- Jubjub Bird
  Posted 6 years ago. Direct link to Jubjub Bird's post “If you're talking about S...”
  If you're talking about Saturn, he checked in the telescope.
  If you're talking about the pictures with the glasses, he doesn't need glasses to take a picture on the phone. He can take a picture, put the glasses back on, and check it.
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Hitesh.kotian
Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to Hitesh.kotian's post “why red wave converge les...”
why red wave converge less than the blue wave?
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- Abhishree
  Posted 7 years ago. Direct link to Abhishree's post “technically the violet ra...”
  technically the violet rays bend the most and red the least.Its because red light having the longest wavelength has the lowest frequency whereas blue light having shorter wavelength has higher frequency and thus on passing from a convex lens,is refracted the most
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