Building a realistic artificial sun (for dark winter days)
DIY Perks · 9 HN recommendations
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DIY Perks builds a realistic artificial sun for dark winters, using a powerful water-cooled LED, a satellite dish reflector for near-parallel rays, and a scattering layer to mimic the blue sky. The video explains the optics behind why most lamps do not look like sunlight and shows the build and its results.
Why HN recommends it: Whenever HN discusses seasonal affective disorder, myopia, or bright home lighting, people point to this as the most convincing buildable example of sunlight-like illumination.
“The result is quite stunning. I've never seen anything like it.” Read on HN ↗