In December, I visited Edinburgh's Camera Obscura. This was my third visit to Edinburgh's Camera Obscura as I had visited it in previous times when I travelled to the city with different groups of people. The Camera Obscura is located near Edinburgh Castle on the Royal Mile, and it is one of the original tourist attractions in the city. In addition to the Camera Obscura, visitors can also see a museum in the same building with other optical illusions and a mirror maze, known as the World of Illusions. (I don't remember the World of Illusions in place on my first visit, but that first visit was in 2005.)
The Camera Obscura is located at the top of the building, and it uses a pinhole and mirrors to project an image onto a white table in a dark room. This is the same technique as the standard camera. The pinhole creates an upside-down version of the image using light through the small hole. The surroundings of the outside area are placed onto the table, and the projection can be moved around to different areas 360 degrees and up and down to a specific angle.
In order to see the clearest projection, the sky must not be overcast. It needs sunlight in order to project the image.
Before the tour began or after it had ended, visitors could look out from the top of the tower and get a view of the camera obscura tower, Edinburgh Castle, and the Royal Mile and buildings. The stairs must be climbed to the top, and the World of Illusions is located over the different floors and can be explored on the way to the top and as a rest from climbing the flights of stairs.
Have you been to the Camera Obscura in Edinburg? What did you think?
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