Haidinger's Brush

Many people are able to perceive polarization of light. It may be seen as a yellowish horizontal bar or bow-tie shape (with “fuzzy” ends, hence the name “brush”) visible in the center of the visual field against the blue sky viewed while facing away from the sun, or on any bright background.

Source: Haidinger's brush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

added 2013-08-14T15:20:23Z by anders

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