Halo and mirage demonstrations in atmospheric optics.
Some laboratory demonstrations on atmospheric optics are presented. The focus is on dispersion effects in mirages, lateral mirages, and inferior mirages produced with small hot plates. We also show a demonstration of the upper-tangent-arc halo, produced with a hexagonal prism, rotating about two axes.
Vollmer
Michael
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Physikalische Ingenieurwissenschaften, University of Applied Sciences Brandenburg, 14770 Brandenburg, Germany. vollmer@fh-brandenburg.de
Greenler
Robert
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