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Below a certain size, you're looking at the point spread function of your eye/camera.
by eternauta3k 8y ago
Below a certain size, you're looking at the point spread function of your eye/camera.
- jcims 8y agoIt never really occurred to me but I wonder how much of twinkling is due to the light wobbling around a small set of individual rods/cones/etc. (Also might explain why some photos show a bunch of stars that are deep blue/red)
- eternauta3k 8y agoI believe it's an atmospheric effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkling