Article
Projecting Chromatic Aberrations
All Volumes (2001-2008)
Volume
Volume I, 2001
Faculty Sponsor
Dr. Jay S. Huebner
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Disciplines
Abstract
The chromatic aberration of lenses is a popular topic in introductory astronomy 1-4 and physics and is readily demonstrated on an optical bench to several students at a time. However, we are not aware of any published descriptions of demonstrations showing chromatic aberration that are useful for large lecture classes. This note describes a simple method of using an overhead projector and an extra lens for displaying chromatic aberrations in large lecture halls so it can be viewed by large audiences.
Citation Information
David L Gibbs, Phil Ryan and Jay S Huebner. "Projecting Chromatic Aberrations" (2001) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jay_huebner/4/
Originally published in the American Journal of Physics (September 2000) Volume 68, Issue 9, pp. 869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1302906