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:I'm surprised YOU don't know. {{w|Wavelength}}. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 22:38, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 
:I'm surprised YOU don't know. {{w|Wavelength}}. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 22:38, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 
::Why are you talking to yourself? [[Special:Contributions/127.0.0.1|127.0.0.1]] 21:07, 3 November 2021 (UTC).
 
::Why are you talking to yourself? [[Special:Contributions/127.0.0.1|127.0.0.1]] 21:07, 3 November 2021 (UTC).
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:If I had to guess, it seems to be similar to that of a black body (Planck curve) but also showing the phase, which to me brings up thoughts of redshifting (but that's normally done with z-parameter, not a phase). There is a phase angle listed under astronomy on Wikipedia, which could relate.--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.15|108.162.249.15]] 23:10, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  
 
Scientific publications aren't the only contenders for the award.  I see a Painbow during almost every TV weather report.  Captured an image of one of them, hope it displays correctly.
 
Scientific publications aren't the only contenders for the award.  I see a Painbow during almost every TV weather report.  Captured an image of one of them, hope it displays correctly.

Revision as of 23:10, 3 November 2021

LOL 127.0.0.1 19:49, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

f!rst p0st 172.69.170.53 19:50, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Mein gott, this color palette IS actually painful to look at. 172.70.178.161 20:02, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

The caption has changed since the image was captured ("color gradient" changed to "color scale"), we need to pull the new comic. Barmar (talk) 20:08, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

I updated the file, although the changes haven't taken effect yet. theusaf (talk) 20:37, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Does anyone know what Lambda is often used for in physics (or other sciences) as it relates to Theta, where Theta is phase? 127.0.0.1 20:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC).

I'm surprised YOU don't know. Wavelength. -- Hkmaly (talk) 22:38, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
Why are you talking to yourself? 127.0.0.1 21:07, 3 November 2021 (UTC).
If I had to guess, it seems to be similar to that of a black body (Planck curve) but also showing the phase, which to me brings up thoughts of redshifting (but that's normally done with z-parameter, not a phase). There is a phase angle listed under astronomy on Wikipedia, which could relate.--108.162.249.15 23:10, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Scientific publications aren't the only contenders for the award. I see a Painbow during almost every TV weather report. Captured an image of one of them, hope it displays correctly.

Painbow used by a TV weather forecast

JohnB (talk) 22:20, 3 November 2021 (UTC)