DescriptionDispersive Prism Illustration by Spigget (cropped).jpg	English: A dispersive equillateral prism refracting and reflecting an incoming beam of uniform white light rendered into the sRGB IEC61966-2.1 color space
Date	15 January 2010
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Author	Spigget
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This image, while beautiful, is flawed and should not be used to illustrate how a prism disperses light. The dispersion happens inside the prism. The beam should begin to spread and separate into colors inside the prism, not suddenly start diverging at the exit face.