Projecting Chromatic Aberrations

Jay S. Huebner; David L. Gibbs; Phil Ryan

doi:10.1119/1.1302906

Projecting Chromatic Aberrations

Jay S. Huebner, David L. Gibbs, Phil Ryan

University of North Florida

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Abstract

The chromatic aberration of lenses is a popular topic in introductory astronomy 1-4 and physics and is readily demonstrated on an optical bench to several students at a time. However, we are not aware of any published descriptions of demonstrations showing chromatic aberration that are useful for large lecture classes. This note describes a simple method of using an overhead projector and an extra lens for displaying chromatic aberrations in large lecture halls so it can be viewed by large audiences.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	869-870
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Physics
Volume	68
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1302906
State	Published - Sep 2000

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Physics and Astronomy

Keywords

Physics
astronomy
overhead projector
Fresnel lens
BVE bulb
ENX bulb
color filters
IR radiation
red rays
blue rays

Disciplines

Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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