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2008 Photo Contest

InGaN Light-Emitting Diode
InGaN Light-Emitting Diode

InGaN light-emitting diode with micro cones on the substrate. Hisashi Masui, University of California, Santa Barbara, Calif., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

NGC2174 Emission Nebula
NGC2174 Emission Nebula

NGC2174 Emission Nebula taken in emssion lines of sulfur, hydrogen and oxygen through a 7.1" APO-chromatic refractor with a 6.1 megapixel cooled CCD camera. Richard Crisp, Tessera Technologies, San Jose, Calif., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Crab Nebula
Crab Nebula

Crab nebula shot in (clockwise from upper left): LRGB, emission line (sulfur, hydrogen, oxygen), stokes polarigram, simple polarigram, and (center) composite stokes/emission line taken through 450mm cass. Richard Crisp, Tessera Technologies, San Jose, Calif., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Honey Bee Cone
Honey Bee Cone

Honey bee cone transilluminated. The chamber dimensions and front-to-back layer alignment precisions are remarkable. Samuel Pellicori, Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, Calif., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Distorted Sun
Distorted Sun

A "distorted" sun and sundogs seen through a cold winter morning fog in Fairbanks, Alaska. Brentha Thurairajah, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Alaskan Sunrise
Alaskan Sunrise

Rayleigh-scattered light from early spring sunrise in Fairbanks, Alaska. Brentha Thurairajah, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Lake Reflection
Lake Reflection

The reflection from Smith Lake in Fairbanks, Alaska causes a mirror image of the background scene. Brentha Thurairajah, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Flowers In Spider Web
Flowers In Spider Web

Early-morning multiple image of a flower in dewdrops hanging on a spider web. Klaus Hinsch, Institute of Physics - Oldenburg University, Rastede, Germany

01 Jan 2008

Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower

Lights over Eiffel? This picture was taken from a cruise on La Seine. Choon How Gan, dept. of physics and optical science, UNC, Charlotte, N.C., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Oscillation Of Photoresponsive Polymer
Oscillation Of Photoresponsive Polymer

Laser-driven oscillation of a photoresponsive polymer. Oscillation frequency of 30 Hz, nearly 170 degree amplitude. Oscillation possesses all-optical control. Timothy White, AFRL/RX, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

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