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Optical aberration

physical science Maturity 7-9

Lenses help us see things.

Lens chromatic aberration.png
Lens chromatic aberration.png
Sometimes the picture looks blurry. It might even have extra colors. This happens when light does not meet in one spot. People work hard to fix this. Do you like clear pictures?

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File:Lens chromatic aberration.png
Lens chromatic aberration.png
File:Abbildungsfehler am Hohlspiegel (Katakaustik).svg
Abbildungsfehler am Hohlspiegel (Katakaustik).svg
File:ABERR1.svg
ABERR1.svg
File:ABERR2.svg
ABERR2.svg
File:Barrel distortion.svg
Barrel distortion.svg
File:Pincushion distortion.svg
Pincushion distortion.svg
File:ABERR3rev.svg
ABERR3rev.svg
File:ZernikeAiryImage.jpg
ZernikeAiryImage.jpg
File:ZernikeLogAiryImage.jpg
ZernikeLogAiryImage.jpg
File:ABERR5rev.svg
ABERR5rev.svg
File:The new PARLA laser in operation at ESO’s Paranal Observatory.jpg
The new PARLA laser in operation at ESO’s...
File:ABERR6rev.png
ABERR6rev.png
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