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Direct linkCowley, Les; Laven, Philip; Vollmer, Michael – Physics Education, 2005
Atmospheric optical effects can teach much about physics and especially optics. Coronae--coloured rings around the sun or moon--are large-scale consequences of diffraction, which is often thought of as only a small effect confined to the laboratory. We describe coronae, how they are formed and experiments that can be conducted on ones in the sky.…
Descriptors: Optics, Laboratory Experiments, Science Experiments, Science Instruction
