thecow99
May9-10, 09:56 PM
I was just looking at a light source from a few miles away obscured by several trees and thought "wow, that's pretty bright for such a small light (an airplane's flash) to register from such a distance".
So, a small flash travels, say two miles, hits a small opening, say two or three inches, and travels about another quarter mile to my eye and STILL registers pretty bright. It must take quite a large amount of photons to pass between the gap in the leaves of a tree and still make a bright "impact" on my iris.
What kinds of photon density tests have been done and if so, how many would it take to register a reaction in our vision?
Cheers!
So, a small flash travels, say two miles, hits a small opening, say two or three inches, and travels about another quarter mile to my eye and STILL registers pretty bright. It must take quite a large amount of photons to pass between the gap in the leaves of a tree and still make a bright "impact" on my iris.
What kinds of photon density tests have been done and if so, how many would it take to register a reaction in our vision?
Cheers!