Complementary Colors

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Colorcom.GIF

Description:

This demo consists of a black sheet with a white stripe and white sheet w/ black stripe, joined in the middle. Viewed with the CCD camera through a prism, the white stripe breaks up into the normal spectrum and the black stripe into the complementary spectrum. can also be projected with a dual slit/slat slide in a slide projector.

Location:

  • Prism: Shelf M-3
  • CCD Camera: Black Cabinet
  • Slit Slides: Drawer 96