[New post] Rods and cones in the human eye

Tony posted: " I already posted these images (click to zoom) on Instagram. They illustrate the sensitivity to colour of the rods (lower right) and the three types of cones in the human eye. Cone sensitivity data is from CVRL. Notice that red light is pretty much inv" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Scientific Gems Rods and cones in the human eye by Tony I already posted these images (click to zoom) on Instagram. They illustrate the sensitivity to colour of the rods (lower right) and the three types of cones in the human eye. Cone sensitivity data is from CVRL. Notice that red light is pretty much invisible to the rods. This is why red light does not interfere with night vision, and is used in e.g. this aircraft cockpit: This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Tony | August 15, 2021 at 12:00 pm | Tags: Dataviz, Human eye, Vision | Categories: Remarks | URL: https://wp.me/p3c9y1-5i4 Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Scientific Gems. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://scientificgems.wordpress.com/2021/08/15/rods-and-cones-in-the-human-eye/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com