Sun glitter
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sun-glitter-167-8779084
title:
Sun glitter
text:
Sun glitter is a bright, sparkling light formed when sunlight reflects from water waves. The waves may be caused by natural movement of the water, or by the movement of birds or animals in the water. Even a ripple from a thrown rock will create a momentary glitter. Light reflects from smooth surfaces by specular reflection. A rippled but locally smooth surface such as water with waves will reflect the sun at different angles at each point on the surface of the waves. As a result, a viewer in the
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encyclopedia
description:
Sparkling light formed when sunlight reflects from water waves
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_glitter
date created:
2008-11-19T02:58:14Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T14:17:37Z
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