the human eye in space

Human visual hardware is a result of a billion years of evolution within the earths atmosphere where light is scattered by molecules of air, moisture, particular matter etc. However as we ascend into our atmosphere with decrease density, light distribution is changed resulting in our visual hardware receiving visual data in different format. Some Aspects to Consider: 1. Visual acuity is the degree to which the details and contours of objects are perceived. Visual acuity is …

…Anomaly. W.Zachary Osborne, Ph.D., Lawrence Pinsky, Ph.D., at University of Houston & J.Vernon Bailey at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center conducted an investigation on this phenomena and concluded that they were due to heavy cosmic radiation penetrating thru the craft and impinging on the retina to cause this phenomena of flashes. The fact that this was noted only after the eyes were darkadapted points to retinal interaction than optic nerve per se.