Comments on: Newton’s Rings

By: gm

gm — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:11:38 +0000

Lived in the area for many years. Nothing out of the ordinary. Though it certainly looks neat on satellite (most things do). Not quite as impressive when you are there in person…Lots of garbage , glass bottles, etc…Matter of fact there is a nice sewer pipe coming in not too far from there…

By: Julio Gonzles

Julio Gonzles — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:17:07 +0000

This is Biscayne Bay in Miami, FL. I have lived/fished these waters for over 30 years. They have nothing to do with Newton at all. They are actually “potholes” on the bottom of the bay. They are created by either unstable soil, and/or fish nesting. They are in no way a discrepency with the camera. They are always there and will probably always be there…

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:47:40 +0000

its a peice of string….

By: KuVu

KuVu — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:20:49 +0000

it’s just to the east. what is it?
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

By: woowoowoo

woowoowoo — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 10:31:08 +0000

I probably didn’t make it clear when I submitted, but these newton rings are almost certainly caused by the interface between film and glass… ie: when the image was scanned, which led me to wondering what their (keyhole’s) process for scanning was. There are many in the area. They don’t look like they’re related to features in the water.

By: Bill Shirley

Bill Shirley — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 16:18:34 +0000

Unfortunately, Wikipedia didn’t have a picture. This math lab on the web did. And many more can be found with http://images.google.com. Newton’s rings look like concentric (sometimes distorted) circles, these look like features of the bottom of the body of water.