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::Why are you talking to yourself? [[Special:Contributions/127.0.0.1|127.0.0.1]] 21:07, 3 November 2021 (UTC).
 
::Why are you talking to yourself? [[Special:Contributions/127.0.0.1|127.0.0.1]] 21:07, 3 November 2021 (UTC).
 
::Wouldn't that make this chart self-referential, in that each color output at any particular x,y coordinate can somehow be measured in terms of wavelength and phasing (red shift)? [[Special:Contributions/127.0.0.1|127.0.0.1]] 21:17, 3 November 2021 (UTC).
 
::Wouldn't that make this chart self-referential, in that each color output at any particular x,y coordinate can somehow be measured in terms of wavelength and phasing (red shift)? [[Special:Contributions/127.0.0.1|127.0.0.1]] 21:17, 3 November 2021 (UTC).
:::I think you're responding to my comment (it seems to be above it, though?). Not sure exactly what you mean by self-referential either, but I suppose somewhat. Assuming this is a black body curve, the emission spectra has a peak at the point where the graph shows "peak" intensity; this wavelength is based off the temperature of the black body itself (see Wien's displacement law), whilst the redshift is based on the relative velocity of an observer & the black body (i.e. a star, usually).--[[User:Sapphirejulia|Sapphirejulia]] ([[User talk:Sapphirejulia|talk]]) 23:28, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
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:::I think you're responding to my comment (it seems to be above it, though?). Not sure exactly what you mean by self-referential either, but I suppose somewhat. Assuming this is a black body curve, the emission spectra has a peak at the point where the graph shows "peak" intensity; this wavelength is based off the temperature of the black body itself (see Wien's displacement law), whilst the redshift is based on the relative velocity of an observer & the black body (i.e. a star, usually).
:If I had to guess (as an "armchair" astronomer), it seems to be similar to that of a black body (Planck curve) but also showing the phase. A phase shift to me means change in wavelength, i.e. Delta lambda / lambda, but that's normally denoted by the z-parameter (see Wikipedia's redshift article). There's also a phase angle listed under astronomy on Wikipedia, which could relate but never heard of it before. --[[User:Sapphirejulia|Sapphirejulia]] ([[User talk:Sapphirejulia|talk]]) 23:28, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
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:If I had to guess (as an "armchair" astronomer), it seems to be similar to that of a black body (Planck curve) but also showing the phase. A phase shift to me means change in wavelength, i.e. Delta lambda / lambda, but that's normally denoted by the z-parameter (see Wikipedia's redshift article). There's also a phase angle listed under astronomy on Wikipedia, which could relate but never heard of it before. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.15|108.162.249.15]] 23:10, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  
 
Scientific publications aren't the only contenders for the award.  I see a Painbow during almost every TV weather report.  Captured an image of one of them, hope it displays correctly.
 
Scientific publications aren't the only contenders for the award.  I see a Painbow during almost every TV weather report.  Captured an image of one of them, hope it displays correctly.

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