High School View double slit from other end

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The discussion centers on the limitations of photon detection in the context of the double slit experiment. It asserts that neither human eyes nor any photon detectors can determine the specific path a photon or electron takes through the slits. Instead, these devices only record interactions at specific points, failing to provide information about the particle's trajectory or origin. The inquiry also touches on the potential for using cameras to observe light behavior, but ultimately concludes that such methods do not yield the desired information about photon pathways.

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Can anyone please guide me to some online resource, which shows a light source behind a double slit?
Our eyes not only detect the visible spectrum of light; they can also show the direction the photons are coming from.

If, instead of a detecting screen, we use a moving camera or an array of cameras, can't we tell exactly which slit a photon / electron passed through?When viewing a light source behind a double slit, do we see light shining from both slits?

Let's say there is a light source, covered by a double slit. Now if we move out eyes / a camera from left to right in place of screen, what exactly do we see?

If there is some video of it online, can someone guide me to it? I couldn't find any myself.

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Samina said:
Our eyes not only detect the visible spectrum of light; they can also show the direction the photons are coming from.
Neither our eyes nor any other photon detector do that. They just record that an interaction with a photon happened at a particular point in space; this tells us nothing about the past history of the detected particle, including where it came from.
 

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