Science Photo Library - Kirlian Photography
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Invented in Russia in the early 1960s, Kirlian photography produces ethereal, almost ghostly images. The subject is placed on a piece of film, then held between two metal plates. A high-voltage, low-current electric field between the plates creates a glowing 'coronal discharge', similar to the phenomenon of St.Elmo's Fire. The shape and colour of the discharge depends on many factors, notably moisture in the air. In paranormal circles this method is seen as visualising an object's 'aura', and is used as a diagnostic technique in some alternative therapies.