Purkinje effect
type: Concept
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie
modified: 2020-11-17T19:57:51.295Z
modified: 2020-11-17T19:58:02.164Z
alternative label: Purkinje shift
broader: Amateur astronomy
definition: The increasing sensibility of the retina for light of shorter wavelength as the brightness decreases. In those conditions red objects are perceived to fade faster than blue objects of the same brightness.
related: Variable stars

Variable stars
type: Concept
related: Purkinje effect

Amateur astronomy
type: Concept
narrower: Purkinje effect