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The infrared explained! (Patreon)

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2016-11-18 19:28:05

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Hope you enjoyed this background on the infrared!

Just a fun way of showing what exactly the infrared cameras actually see. Visible light is basically 0.4 to 0.8 microns (micrometers). The IR camera I have is sensitive to the 7-14 micron region.

Turns out this is going to be really important background stuff for a load of videos I have planned on global warming :-).

I've got one or two more ventings to do on the Trump thing, however thats more just a personal political opinion.

After that Im back to the BUSTED series! I still gotta explain to Elon Musk how everyone he sent to Europa died before they got off the spacecraft!

I've also been trying really hard to actually get a weekend free for a Patron hangout.... but the dates have just been conspiring against me :-(

....next weekend looks good though..... so pencil in 27th! Ill confirm later in the week!

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The infrared explained!

Ball park numbers, people are about 2 meters tall. Dimes, 5 pence pieces, or eurocents are all about 1 millimeter thick. The ratio of 1m to 1 mm is 1000. If you drop a further factor of 1000 down on mms you get to microns (one millionth of a meter).