Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Optics Lesson. What?


Wow, this is cool!  What is it?  Any ideas?  It is kind of beautiful in a way.  It looks like it is made up of light or something.  What made this shape and these subtle colors?  You won't believe the answer!


We all sat down to diner the other night at about 6 PM and the sun was still up.  I had half a glass of red wine to go with my meal, and I happened to see a funny shape on the dark tablecloth.  I wasn't sure what it was so I went and got a piece of paper from my white pad, and when I placed it on the tablecloth, I could now see clearly what was going on.  The glass of wine is curved, of course, and it worked as a lens, and formed this image from the sun's rays and the image is red, because the sunlight was going through the glass of wine!  How cool is that!  If you are curious about the wine it was a 2021 Maddalena Cabernet Sauvignon, and actually I was not that fond of it.



 

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

You have the eye to see something like this. Very cool photo.
Joan

Richard Loretoni said...

Hi Ken,
Love the science behind the photo!
At this price point, try this
Couly-Dutheil - Chinon Les Gravières

Anonymous said...

You were so smart to grab a piece of white paper to see the image more clearly. Exciting design! Betsey

Ken Spencer said...

Hi Rich: I will go out and track down this wine. I will take a chance and see if it is something I like. Thanks!

Ken Spencer said...

Hi Rich: I will go out and track down this wine. I will take a chance and see if it is something I like. Thanks!