<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In optics, a virtual image is an image formed when the outgoing rays from a point on an object always diverge . The image appears to be located at the point of apparent divergence . Because the rays never really converge, a virtual image cannot be projected onto a screen . In diagrams of optical systems, virtual rays are conventionally represented by dotted lines . Virtual images are located by tracing the real rays that emerge from an optical device (lens, mirror, or some combination) backward to a perceived point of origin . </P> <P> In contrast, a real image is one that is formed when the outgoing rays form a point converge at a real location . Real images can be projected onto a diffuse reflecting screen, but a screen is not necessary for the image to form . </P>

Can you see a virtual image on a screen