Eli5: why is ultraviolet light visible on a flashlight?

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Or are we only seeing the higher frequency lights from the flashlight?

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A cheap UV flashlight is not perfect. They do emit UV light but alose light in the visible spectra. So what you see is the small amount of visible light they emit.

Some human eyes can see some UV light or. If the lense is removea is medical treatment the result is that some people report that they can see UV. The lens will filter UV

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