Comments on: What Radiation Does A Candle Flame Emit? http://candlescatalog.info/374/what-radiation-does-a-candle-flame-emit/ Candles, Candle Holders and more Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:10:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: DW http://candlescatalog.info/374/what-radiation-does-a-candle-flame-emit/comment-page-1/#comment-730 DW Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:52:52 +0000 http://candlescatalog.info/374/what-radiation-does-a-candle-flame-emit/#comment-730 Light from a candle is fundamentally different from sunlight. Sunlight is blackbody radiation (filtered through the atmosphere). Candlelight is the result of line emissions from soot. Google "candle flame spectra" google "sunlight spectra" for more information on what the difference between the two imply as far as the light from each. The bottom line is sunlight contains far more shortwave photons than candlelight. I don't think candlelight causes the body to generate any vitamin D, for instance. There isn't enough blue in candlelight. Light from a candle is fundamentally different from sunlight. Sunlight is blackbody radiation (filtered through the atmosphere). Candlelight is the result of line emissions from soot.
Google “candle flame spectra”
google “sunlight spectra”
for more information on what the difference between the two imply as far as the light from each.
The bottom line is sunlight contains far more shortwave photons than candlelight. I don’t think candlelight causes the body to generate any vitamin D, for instance. There isn’t enough blue in candlelight.

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