How to?: Classic Special Effect

Hey, all.
I don't know what this special effect is technically called, but I hope my description will be adequate. I am hoping to figure out how to do this on FCP.
It is a classic special effect, which became popular in the 70s (I'm guessing). It involves a feedback trail of the video, receding into a point in the distance. Also, each successive "echo" of the video has been colorized to one of the colors on the rainbow.
Here is an example of what I mean, without the color effect added.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cmp/exnet/exhibits/tinkering/images/videofeedback_t humb.jpg
There is also a popular video spoofing a 1980 Eastern European or Russian music video, which sings about rocketships and outerspace that utilizes this effect too. I can't remember the name or find it.
What is this effect called? Most importantly, is there any way to do this on FCP? My university has a copy of FCP in the lab, so I'm not sure if they have many plugins. If not on FCP, how can one go about recreating this effect?
Thanks!

Hi
Just looking at your example, I'd say you could do it in Motion easily enough by using a single layer art worked in Photoshop and animated. Then add a replicator and use color gradients and different transfer modes with maybe some motion tracking to get that feedback effect making it wobble into infinity.
Just a thought.

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