Instead, to compensate for angle and distance, the passenger-side mirror is actually convex in shape—it bulges slightly in the center compared to the edges, like a contact lens.

Ever wonder why objects in your car’s side mirror appear farther away? Learn the science behind this warning and how convex mirrors affect perception.

The new mirror provides a 45° field of view, compared to about 15°-17° for conventional flat mirrors. While there have certainly been convex-curve mirrors before, they distort images pretty ...

At 3.5 m in diameter, the secondary mirror is one of the largest convex mirrors ever made and is the first permanent component of the observatory’s optical system to be installed. The glass mirror was ...

Unit 6 Segment L: Spherical Mirrors The properties of spherical mirrors are discussed.