A fish looking straight up toward the smooth surface of a pond receives a cone of rays
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A fish looking straight up toward the smooth surface of a pond receives a cone of rays and sees a circle of light filled with the images of sky and birds and whatever else is up there. This right circular field is surrounded by darkness. Explain what is happening and compute the cone angle.
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