Re: [Phys-l] experiments with dyes (was: happy equinox)

["Larry Woolf" <larry.woolf@ga.com>]

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From: Dan MacIsaac
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 3:13 PM
To: Forum for Physics Educators
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] experiments with dyes (was: happy equinox)

A nice discussion/  example / analysis of color brightness
and blackbody radiation:
Spitzer Science Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(2008).  Ask An Astronomer PodCast: Why Aren't There Any Green Stars?
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A simple visual way to understand why there are no green stars in the
context of blackbody radiation and additive color mixing is at:

http://www.sci-ed-ga.org/pdfs/apsclrpres042501.pdf
slide 19

or 

<http://www.sci-ed-ga.org/modules/materialscience/color/images/LightMatt
ers-016-017.jpg>
"How color changes with increasing temperature"

Larry Woolf