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17 The SunCatcher is a Stirling engine that is powered by solar energy. It uses large parabolic mirrors to focus sunlight onto a central receiver, which powers a Stirling engine. In the parabolic mirror you can see the reflection of the landscape. Why is the reflection upside down?

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The SunCatcher is a Stirling engine that is powered by solar energy. It uses large parabolic mirrors to focus sunlight onto a central receiver, which powers a Stirling engine. In the parabolic mirror you can see the reflection of the landscape. Why is the reflection upside down?

Grade:12

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Arun Kumar IIT Delhi
askIITians Faculty 256 Points
9 years ago
Light coming from above is reflected down, light coming from below is reflected up, and the result is an inverted image

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