Maybe I'm seeing things...purple coils?

[militiascene]

I see a lot of pics with coils burning purple. Maybe I'm just a little off or having a newb moment but I'm not completely sure of why this happens. Is it nichrome wire that is being used? I know all of my kanthal burns orange as expected. Someone please enlighten me.

 

[TomCatt]

Most likely, the pics are poorly lighted. I've made coils from nichrome and kanthal and they all glow orange, not purple.

 

[Kracker]

Yeah, I've never seen purple before ?

 

[thezoo]

Just a product of the camera in poor light

 

[exnihilo]

The phenomenon is called chromatic aberration.

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