the human eye in space
Date Submitted: 09/22/2003 11:59:59
Human visual hardware is a result of a billion years of evolution
within the earths atmosphere where light is scattered by
molecules of air, moisture, particular matter etc. However as we
ascend into our atmosphere with decrease density, light
distribution is changed resulting in our visual hardware
receiving visual data in different format.
Some Aspects to Consider:
1. Visual acuity is the degree to which the details and contours
of objects are perceived. Visual acuity is
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Anomaly.
W.Zachary Osborne, Ph.D., Lawrence Pinsky, Ph.D., at University
of Houston & J.Vernon Bailey at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
conducted an investigation on this phenomena and concluded that
they were due to heavy cosmic radiation penetrating thru the
craft and impinging on the retina to cause this phenomena of
flashes. The fact that this was noted only after the eyes were
darkadapted points to retinal interaction than optic nerve per
se.
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