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Trip the Light Fantastic at Edinburgh's Camera Obscura and World of Illusions

Thursday July 15, 2010

ork-thumb-300x307.jpgSometimes your eyes can deceive you - or is it your brain that tells the lies? Either way, you can have fun with the ideas of illusion and perception at Edinburgh's Camera Obscura and World of Illusions, one of the Scottish capital's oldest and most unusual attractions. Since 1853, visitors have gathered at the "Outlook Tower" for its camera obscura show, along with amazing views of Edinburgh and three galleries with a range of optical experiences. The camera obscura show is a delightful way to see Edinburgh, with live moving images of Edinburgh projected on a moving table through a giant periscope. The Rooftop Experience provides stunning vistas of the Royal Mile, the Pentland Hills, the Royal Observatory, and St. Giles Cathedral. The World of Illusions includes a Magic Gallery - complete with X-ray machines, kaleidoscopes, and virtual fish tanks - along with Edinburgh Vision (pictured), a collection of unique pictures of the city, and Light Fantastic, comprised of fascinating holograms from around the world. Learn how holograms are made, peruse the holo-portrait gallery, and get close to a hologram of a giant tarantula, if you dare. Edinburgh's Camera Obscura is a short walk from the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh.

[image via camera-obscura.co.uk]

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Posted by Victor Ozols
10:32 AM in Edinburgh, Sheraton, UK
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