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Image: A photograph of the Arago spot

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Description: The shadow of a circular obstacle (5.8 mm) in diameter lit by a ~0.5 mm sunlight source, exposing the Arago spot in the middle of a shadow. Distance from the light source to the obstacle 5 ft (~153 cm), distance from the obstacle to the paper screen 6 ft (~183 cm).
Title: A photograph of the Arago spot
Credit: Own work
Author: Aleksandr Berdnikov
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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