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40 Examples of Light

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Light is pure energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation. This includes middle wavelengths of visible light, short wavelengths of ultraviolet light and long wavelengths of infrared light. Light is produced by astronomical objects such as The Sun, natural processes such as fire and equipment such as light bulbs. The following are common examples.
Arc Lamps
Argon Lamps / Argon Flash
Aurora
Bioluminescence
Blacklight (UV Electric Lighting)
Candles
Comets
Embers
Explosives / Explosions
Fire
Fireworks
Fluorescent Lights
Fuel Burning Lamps (e.g. Kerosene Lamp)
Galaxies / Star Clusters
Gas Lighting
Glow Sticks (i.e. chemical reactions)
Halogen Lamps
Incandescent Lights
Infrared Light
LED Lights
Lasers / Electronic Lasers / Chemical Lasers
Lightning
Meteors / Meteor Showers
Neon Lights
Nuclear Reactions
Phosphorescence (delayed re-emission of absorbed light)
Plasma Lamps
Pulsars
Quasars
Radioluminescent
Sprite Lightning (large scale high altitude lightning)
Stars
Static Electricity / Electrostatic Discharge
Supernova
The Sun
Torches
Ultraviolet Light
Visible Light
Volcanic Eruptions / Magma / Lava
Welding Arcs
All electromagnetic radiation can be considered light including microwaves, radio waves, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma-rays.
Overview: Light
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Definition
Pure energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
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