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Old 25-06-2004, 12:05 AM
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Default idiot query re. plants and lighting...

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 11:40:23 +0100, sophie
bubbled forth the
following:

aaargh, physics! how can one unit (kelvin) refer to a temperature scale
AND the colour temperature of light?

The color temperature of light is derived from the temperature to
which you would have to heat a blackbody radiator to make it glow the
same color.

The output from a blackbody radiator is continuous across the visible
spectrum. On the other hand, most (if not all) fluorescent tubes emit
an interrupted spectrum, so this means you can't accurately define a
fluorescent light as having a Kelvin color, it only approximates it.
This is where the Color Rendition Index comes in.

As long as your setup is working just fine, no need to add any
lights, just sit back and enjoy.

Jerry