_Colour temperature_ refers to the *peak* emission of a blackbody whose temperature produces a peak emission within the visible spectrum.
e.g. The surface of the sun is about 6000C and the peek emission is white light so it has colour temperature of white. _Incadescence_ is the *visible* light emitted by a black body at a given temperature. An iron at 800C glows red but the peak emission is in the infrared . harry On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 11:36 PM, Patrick Ellul <ellulpatr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Dave, > Jed refers to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescence > Regards. > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 1:38 PM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> > wrote: > >> Take a look at the article in wikipedia about color temperature. Unless >> I am reading it incorrectly the color expected for a source at 1700K is >> quite orange. This is in line with what is reported in the latest test. >> >> Could someone take a moment to explain to me why the device should not be >> orange? I have seen where Jed thinks it should be white and I am at a loss. >> >> The article is located at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature >> . >> >> Dave >> > > > > -- > Patrick > > www.tRacePerfect.com > The daily puzzle everyone can finish but not everyone can perfect! > The quickest puzzle ever! >
