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  2. Light characteristic - Wikipedia

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    A light characteristic is all of the properties that make a particular somewhat navigational light identifiable. Graphical and textual descriptions of navigational light sequences and colours are displayed on nautical charts and in Light Lists with the chart symbol for a lighthouse, lightvessel, buoy or sea mark with a light on it. Different ...

  3. Light - Wikipedia

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    Beam of sun light inside the cavity of Rocca ill'Abissu at Fondachelli-Fantina, Sicily. The speed of light in vacuum is defined to be exactly 299 792 458 m/s (approximately 186,282 miles per second). The fixed value of the speed of light in SI units results from the fact that the metre is now defined in terms of the speed of light.

  4. Electromagnetic spectrum - Wikipedia

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    By definition, visible light is the part of the EM spectrum the human eye is the most sensitive to. Visible light (and near-infrared light) is typically absorbed and emitted by electrons in molecules and atoms that move from one energy level to another. This action allows the chemical mechanisms that underlie human vision and plant photosynthesis.

  5. Photometry (optics) - Wikipedia

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    This power is not a measure of the amount of light output, but rather indicates how much energy the bulb will use. Because incandescent bulbs sold for "general service" all have fairly similar characteristics (same spectral power distribution), power consumption provides a rough guide to the light output of incandescent bulbs.

  6. File:Light characteristics.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Nautical chart light characteristics: descriptions, characteristic patterns, and example standard chart abbreviations Français : Quelques types de feux maritimes avec leurs caractéristiques lumineuses et les conventions typographiques utilisées sur les cartes marines.

  7. Everything You Need to Know About Reading Your Birth Chart - AOL

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    Learn how to read and analyze your birth chart beyond your Sun sign, including your Rising sign and the houses.

  8. Precision approach path indicator - Wikipedia

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    The light characteristics of all light units are identical. In good visibility conditions the guidance information can be used at ranges up to 5 miles (8.0 km) by day and night. At night the light bars can be seen at ranges of at least 20 miles (32 km). PAPI systems are readily available from airfield lighting manufacturers worldwide.

  9. Visible spectrum - Wikipedia

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    An example of this phenomenon is when clean air scatters blue light more than red light, and so the midday sky appears blue (apart from the area around the Sun which appears white because the light is not scattered as much). The optical window is also referred to as the "visible window" because it overlaps the human visible response spectrum.