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General Science / Re: Why filming the Sun shows it with 6 main rays like in the following image?
« on: 22/01/2021 18:17:53 »- The fact that this reflected disk has some colored fringes is a result of refraction ...
The colour in lens-flare is due to anti-refection coatings on the surfaces of the lens elements ...
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Voigtlander_lenses_75mm%2C_50mm%2C_and_15mm.jpg/800px-Voigtlander_lenses_75mm%2C_50mm%2C_and_15mm.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/A_Lens_flare.jpg/800px-A_Lens_flare.jpg)
So that means it's due to interference, rather than refraction.
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