Re: [TCML] Little white balls within streamers 90degree mirror

["Peter Terren" <pterren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One can look at sparks from 2 directions with 90 degree mirrors to see the 
different views
http://tesladownunder.com/HVBrokenSparksMirror5.jpg
and the full topic is here:
http://tesladownunder.com/HVsparks.htm#Spark%20structure

This does show that pointy bits and bright spots are just an artefact of the 
frame of view and seeing a spark end on.

Peter


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bartb" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>....
> Replying to my own post. In that photo, there are 2 other streamers which 
> attached to the Seibt coils brass wires. In those "other" two streamers, 
> note the bright spots and the tight "pointy like" curve of the spark where 
> they occur (it's the same in both streamers). Seems at each bright spot, 
> the curve of the streamer takes on a rather pointy geometry from the 
> camera angle (as though it delayed for just a fraction of time to spiral 
> and continue on, allowing the camera to fill in more light in that 
> area)......
> > Take care,
> > Bart

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