• stinky@redlemmy.com
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      5 days ago

      for the same reason they sent a camera into it… to assist with visualization 🤨

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        4 days ago

        But you can see the radiation beam perfectly easily without illumination so what’s the actual problem

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          3 days ago

          the lighting should be consistent throughout the experiment so that the effect of the radiation cannot be confused with change in light levels. goodness, why would someone need that explained to them? you must not be the inquisitive type.