The electromagnetic spectrum is divided into groups of waves with similar properties. Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum can be detected by our eyes?

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GreyWolf-X
Oct 28, 2017

The "Visible Spectrum (or Visible Light)" region.

Explanation:

It's pretty simple and maybe even a bit surprising just how little of the whole spectrum we can see. We know the spectrums are made up of Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible Light, Ultraviolet, X-Ray and Gamma Rays.

Here's a little "visual" representation from some notes I made a while back:

https://cuos.engin.umich.edu/cuos-2/overview/

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