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  2. Bloom (shader effect) - Wikipedia

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    Bloom (sometimes referred to as light bloom or glow) is a computer graphics effect used in video games, demos, and high-dynamic-range rendering (HDRR) to reproduce an imaging artifact of real-world cameras. The effect produces fringes (or feathers) of light extending from the borders of bright areas in an image, contributing to the illusion of ...

  3. Syenite - Wikipedia

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    Syenite pebbles, containing fluorescent sodalite, were moved from Canada to Michigan by glaciers; [5] these glacial erratic pebbles have been given the trade name "yooperlite". [6] In other parts of the world, these types of rocks are known as sodalite-syenite and occur in Canada, India, other US states, Greenland, Malawi, and Russia. [citation ...

  4. Phosphorescence - Wikipedia

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    Stars made of glow-in-the-dark plastic are placed on walls, ceilings, or hanging from strings make a room look like the night sky. [29] Other objects like figurines, cups, posters, [30] lamp fixtures, toys [31] and bracelet beads may also glow. [32] Using blacklights makes these things glow brightly, common at raves, bedrooms, theme parks, and ...

  5. Sodalite - Wikipedia

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    Sodalite (/ ˈ s oʊ. d ə ˌ l aɪ t / SOH-də-lyte) is a tectosilicate mineral with the formula Na 8 (Al 6 Si 6 O 24)Cl 2, with royal blue varieties widely used as an ornamental gemstone. ...

  6. Arachnocampa luminosa - Wikipedia

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    Arachnocampa luminosa (Skuse, 1891), commonly known as New Zealand glowworm or simply glowworm, is a species of fungus gnat, and is solely endemic to New Zealand.The larval stage and the imago produce a blue-green bioluminescence. [2]

  7. Glow stick - Wikipedia

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    A glow stick, also known as a light stick, chem light, light wand, light rod, and rave light, is a self-contained, short-term light-source. It consists of a translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances that, when combined, make light through chemiluminescence. The light cannot be turned off and can be used only once.

  8. The Glow Pt. 2 - Wikipedia

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    The Glow Pt. 2 (occasionally with The Glow in quotes, or with "Two" spelt out) is the third studio album by American indie folk and indie rock project the Microphones.It was released on September 11, 2001, [1] through K Records and later through P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd. Recording was done on analog equipment at Dub Narcotic, Olympia, Washington, from May 2000 to March 2001.