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[jmknapp]

...and other stupid sundial tricks.

Take a look at this NASA-calibrated sundial image:

http://tinyurl.com/create.php

Zoomed:



From that image the following RGB values are obtained:

Ambient light (direct + scattered): 200:210:207
Scattered light: 87:72:60
Sky color: 194:169:161

So the direct light (i.e., direct sunlight) would be 200:210:207 minus 87:72:60 = 113:138:147

Scaled to max brightness: 196:239:255 (Sun color)

Here's a graphic showing the sky color (194:169:161) vs. the sun color (196:239:255):



Who knew?

Joe

[djellison]

This is high noon--check the sundial.

Oh - I know that - I was just saying that a blue coloured sun on mars isnt a new idea.

BUT - i do think you're jumping to conclusions. as we've found with many many sets of images on this thing - we dont really have any clue of the real colours we're actually seing - and you have to account for things like the huge white pillar supporting pancam and navcam a few ft from the sundial that will be casting light onto the dial etc etc.


Doug