Schlieren Photography
Author: Luke & Tim
After slowly gathering the parts Tim and Luke setup a Schlieren Photography system. Both for static as well as dynamic imaging. Here are a few photos of our first, successful tries.
![](http://www.nuclearphysicslab.com/npl/wp-content/uploads/TIM_9640.jpg)
The following is a Schlieren video of a pocket butane torch:
![](http://www.nuclearphysicslab.com/npl/wp-content/uploads/TWK_1067.jpg)
![](http://www.nuclearphysicslab.com/npl/wp-content/uploads/TWK_1042.jpg)
![](http://www.nuclearphysicslab.com/npl/wp-content/uploads/TWK_1057.jpg)
![](http://www.nuclearphysicslab.com/npl/wp-content/uploads/TWK_1039.jpg)
![](http://www.nuclearphysicslab.com/npl/wp-content/uploads/TWK_1061.jpg)
Lets watch the lighting, burning, and extinguishing of the candle “through the lens” of Schlieren photography: