The diamond configuration creates an image with multiple focal points.
Kaleidoscope mirror systems.
The image it creates is a double mandala.
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It is created by angling the 4 mirrors at angles other than 90 degrees therefore forming a diamond.
This results in what is often referred to as a kaleidoscopic image.
Notice that the last scope is a view of the mirrors after the wheels were removed the second photo shows the 30 60 90 scope s mirror system up close.
Both are set up in a triangular configuration in a tube similar to a prism.
It is the mirror system within the kaleidoscope that produces this effect.
There are 2 basic systems of mirrors in kaleidoscopes the 2 mirror which produces one central image and the 3 mirror which produces images reflected throughout the entire field of view.
This mirror system is sometimes known as twin 2 mirror systems.
Kaleidoscope mirror arrangements by charles karadimos.
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Most kaleidoscopes use either a 2 mirror or a 3 mirror system.
Below are examples of the three most popular types of 3 mirror systems the 60 60 60 equilateral triangle the isosceles triangle and the 30 60 90 triangle.
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By changing the number of sides and the angles of the mirrors artists are able to create a virtual never ending variety of images in their kaleidoscopes.