Eli5: how do thermal cameras capture heat without any physical contact

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Eli5: how do thermal cameras capture heat without any physical contact

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Light and heat are both detectable energy.

Lots of energy bounces off of things or is radiated by things. Your eyes can detect that energy within a specific range and we call that range “light”. Thermal camera can detect that energy in a different range.

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