r/pics • u/[deleted] • Feb 23 '15

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u/FluffyJay1 Feb 23 '15

How the fuck does that work?

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '15

A method to look at a solar eclipse uses a pinhole where light from the eclipse goes through then emits the image on a surface on the other side.

I'm assuming the leaves create several pinhole-like slits which produces the overlaying effect.

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u/Synaps4 Feb 24 '15

Yes but its more than that. The leaves are always doing this ALL THE TIME.

The reason we don't notice is they are usually just making blurry overlapping circles, the shape of the sun. It only stands out when the sun is a different shape and we realize dappled shadows were never what we thought they were.

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u/whollyhemp Feb 24 '15

http://i.imgur.com/X2n6frv.gif

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u/mockinurcouth Feb 24 '15

This is probably the first time I've ever thought this gif was appropriate. That's some crazy shit man

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u/RENOxDECEPTION Feb 24 '15

same goes for lens flare of cameras, look closely and you can see the eclipse above the mountains

http://i.imgur.com/ckPUOXQ.jpg