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List of light sources
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This is a list of sources of light, including both natural and artificial sources, and both processes and devices.
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- Astronomical objects
- Bioluminescence
- Glowworms (Arachnocampa and Phengodidae) and Fireflies (Lampyridae)
- Aequorea victoria (a type of jellyfish)
- Antarctic krill
- Lux operon
- Lightning
- Aurorae
- Sunlight (Solar radiation)
- Triboluminescence
These are some direct chemicalstext Chemoluminescence (Lightsticks)
- See also: Combustion
- Argon flash
- Acetylene/Carbide lamps
- Betty lamp
- Butter lamp
- Candles
- Fire
- Gas lighting
- Kerosene lamps
- Lanterns
- Limelights
- Oil lamps
- Rushlights
- Safety lamps
- Torches
- See also: Incandescence
- Fluorescent lamps
- Inductive lighting
- Hollow cathode lamp
- Neon and argon lamps
- Plasma lamps
- Xenon flash lamps
- Ceramic discharge metal halide lamps
- Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide (HMI) lamps
- Mercury-vapor lamps
- Metal halide lamps
- Sodium vapor lamps
- Xenon arc lamps
- Sulfur lamps
- Radioluminescent paint (formerly used on watch and clock dials)
- Self-powered lighting
- Photometry (optics) Main Photometry/Radiometry article - explains technical terms
- Spectrometer
- A CD spectrometerColor spectrographs of common light sources
- [1] Dozens of raw visible spectra of a wide variety of light sources.
- Candle Power Forums - an Internet forum dedicated to the discussion of light sources