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[-] AngryPancake@sh.itjust.works -5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It shows Cherenkov radiation of a nuclear underwater reactor (I think, I don't know this exact picture)

[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago

Nope, just plain UV from the mercury arc in the rectifier:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-arc_valve

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