Owing to the wave nature of light there are many ways that such different waves can interact with each other, but also with ...

The important thing to know about mirrors is that a ray of light shining on a mirror at an angle will reflect off the mirror at the same angle - rather like a snooker ball bounces off a cushion.

When light hits a mirror, it reflects close reflectWhen something bounces off a surface, like light waves bouncing back or reflecting from a mirror. from the surface of the mirror. The angle at ...

Light from an object, let's say the sun, reflects off this mirror. The arm can be moved to a position where the sun's reflection off the mirror also reflects off mirror A and through the eyepiece.