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  2. Circle of confusion - Wikipedia

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    In optics, a circle of confusion (CoC) is an optical spot caused by a cone of light rays from a lens not coming to a perfect focus when imaging a point source. It is also known as disk of confusion, circle of indistinctness, blur circle, or blur spot. In photography, the circle of confusion is used to determine the depth of field, the part of ...

  3. Taking Back the Cities Tour - Wikipedia

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    Gary Lightbody (Dedicating a song to his niece) Snow Patrol played a short two-day concert tour two days before the release of their album, the tour being named after the single "Take Back the City". The band played in four capital cities in a 48-hour period. The band shuttled between the four cities in a twin propeller private jet. Dubbed the "Patrol Plane", it was used to accompany the band ...

  4. Halo (optical phenomenon) - Wikipedia

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    Halo (optical phenomenon) A halo (from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs) 'threshing floor, disk') [1] is an optical phenomenon produced by light (typically from the Sun or Moon) interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Halos can have many forms, ranging from colored or white rings to arcs and spots in the sky.

  5. Closed-eye hallucination - Wikipedia

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    Closed-eye hallucination. Closed-eye hallucinations and closed-eye visualizations (CEV) are hallucinations that occur when one's eyes are closed or when one is in a darkened room. They should not be confused with phosphenes, perceived light and shapes when pressure is applied to the eye's retina, or some other non-visual external cause ...

  6. Photoreceptor cell - Wikipedia

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    A photoreceptor cell is a specialized type of neuroepithelial cell found in the retina that is capable of visual phototransduction. The great biological importance of photoreceptors is that they convert light (visible electromagnetic radiation) into signals that can stimulate biological processes. To be more specific, photoreceptor proteins in ...

  7. Full Circle (1977 film) - Wikipedia

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    CA $1.1 million. Full Circle, released in the United States as The Haunting of Julia, [4] is a 1977 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Loncraine, and starring Mia Farrow and Keir Dullea. Based on the novel Julia by the American writer Peter Straub, it is the first film realisation of one of his books, and follows a woman who, after ...

  8. Blind spot (vision) - Wikipedia

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    Distribution of rods and cones along a line passing through the fovea and the blind spot of a human eye [1]. A blind spot, scotoma, is an obscuration of the visual field.A particular blind spot known as the physiological blind spot, "blind point", or punctum caecum in medical literature, is the place in the visual field that corresponds to the lack of light-detecting photoreceptor cells on the ...

  9. Full Circle (Boyz II Men album) - Wikipedia

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    Full Circle is the sixth album by American R&B group Boyz II Men.It was released by Arista Records on July 23, 2002 in the United States. Their first project with the label, following their departure from Motown Records and the release of previous album Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya through Universal Records, it features the singles "The Color of Love", written by Babyface and "Relax Your Mind ...