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Cell convection is relatively common. For example, this is why large amateur telescopes perform worse for about an hour after they're brought outside: the mirr
by Florin_Andrei 6y ago
Cell convection is relatively common.
For example, this is why large amateur telescopes perform worse for about an hour after they're brought outside: the mirror is "hot" compared to the air, so a network of toroidal convection cells (spinning doughnuts of air) forms on its surface, ever so slightly messing with the rays of light.
There's actually an attractor for some of these networks (speaking in general), where they form hexagonal cells. Of course, in most cases, it's more disorderly than that.
I'm not sure how a turbocharged network could form, but I'm looking forward to learn more on this topic.
- jakear 6y agoI think they were making fun of my spelling, but I'm not sure because I don't know if I was wrong.
- Florin_Andrei 6y agoOh, I see. I think it was just a simple play on words.
- wombatmobile 6y agoYes! Just word play. There's nothing wrong with Jakear's spelling or his comment, which was informative. Next time I will smile :-)