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wavelengths of light, obstruction by clouds, and distortions due to atmospheric refraction such as twinkling. Space telescopes can also observe dim objectsGreen flash (1,478 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
from a fraction of a second to a couple of seconds. In addition to atmospheric refraction and lensing, another primary cause of the Green Flash may be dueEdward Skinner King (213 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
which corrects the tracking rate of a telescope to account for atmospheric refraction. His reference work "A Manual of Celestial Photography: PrinciplesBoulia, Queensland (1,791 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that appear at night[tone]. The lights are said to be caused by atmospheric refraction that occurs when cold air is trapped below warmer air, a phenomenonErnst A. F. W. Grossmann (264 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
He identified systematic errors in calculation of angles due to atmospheric refraction and introduced a correction constant. Grossman was born in RothenburgGunnbjörn Ulfsson (352 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba and an expert in atmospheric refraction and mirages, argued that the skerries Gunnbjörn saw could be explainedSalah times (1,935 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sunset/sunrise that occurs at α = 0 {\displaystyle \alpha =0} , but atmospheric refraction makes the sun appear 50 arcminutes higher.) So T S h u r u q = TBarometric light (1,891 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that their apparent position in the sky is affected by atmospheric refraction. Atmospheric refraction, in turn, is affected by the air's temperature and pressureUraniborg (3,291 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
research to Tycho's. Picard also went back to Uraniborg to study atmospheric refraction, which is the bending of light due to the atmosphere.[page needed]Lloyd's mirror (1,179 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rays from high cliffs overlooking the sea. After correcting for atmospheric refraction, these observations allowed the paths of the sources above the horizonCharles Hugh Smiley (465 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
also conducted several expeditions between 1947 and 1952 to study "atmospheric refraction at low angular altitudes." He also studied the Mayan calendar, andCharles Hugh Smiley (465 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
also conducted several expeditions between 1947 and 1952 to study "atmospheric refraction at low angular altitudes." He also studied the Mayan calendar, andVenus tablet of Ammisaduqa (952 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
surviving tablets. Some copying corruptions are probable. Problems of atmospheric refraction were addressed by Vahe Gurzadyan in a 2003 publication. The entryLunar distance (navigation) (2,031 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
The lunar distance is corrected for the effects of parallax and atmospheric refraction on the observation. The almanac gives lunar distances as they wouldNorth Central Airlines Flight 458 (903 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
crash on "Spatial disorientation of the captain precipitated by atmospheric refraction of either the approach lights or landing lights at a critical pointBarnaba Oriani (773 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Cassini's uniform-density model works well except near the horizon—the atmospheric refraction from the zenith to a zenith distance of 70° is not dependent onClime (956 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
modern values are provided. Ptolemy never considered the impact of atmospheric refraction on his calculation of the length of the day. If you account forPtolemy (8,114 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
known. Other authors have pointed out that instrument warping or atmospheric refraction may also explain some of Ptolemy's observations at a wrong timeSamuel Molyneux (678 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that passes directly overhead in London, minimizing the effects of atmospheric refraction on its apparent position when it does so. Molyneux commissionedLangley extrapolation (969 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the Langley plot in order to account for Rayleigh scattering, and atmospheric refraction by a spherical Earth. Di Justo and Gertz compiled a handbook forLoch Ness Monster (11,514 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(reflecting the mountains and clouds). In 1979, W. H. Lehn showed that atmospheric refraction could distort the shape and size of objects and animals, and laterPrincipal Triangulation of Great Britain (2,183 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
subsequent triangulation. During subsequent triangulation, errors due to atmospheric refraction, deflection of plumb-bobs, temperature, and the spherical natureApache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation (4,566 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
C. W. Jr. (1973). "Correction of Laser Range Tracking Data for Atmospheric Refraction at Elevation Angles Above 10 Degrees" (PDF). NASA Technical ReportRobert Murphy (mathematician) (777 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article
Calculations of Logarithms by Means of Algebraic Fractions (1841), and On Atmospheric Refraction (1842). De Morgan claimed "He had a true genius for mathematicalPhotometria (1,924 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the first known attempt to quantify pupillary light reflex. 5. Atmospheric refraction and absorption Using the laws of photometry and a great deal ofHarvard Computers (2,376 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
catalogs and reducing the photographs while accounting for things like atmospheric refraction in order to render the clearest possible image. Fleming herselfEdward Sang (5,898 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
observatory, and of the declination of a star, from the consideration of atmospheric refraction, The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, volume 15, 1833 link TheGeometric mean (4,871 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
circle. Distance to the horizon of a sphere (ignoring the effect of atmospheric refraction when atmosphere is present) is equal to the geometric mean of theNavigation (7,333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and using sight reduction tables to correct for height of eye and atmospheric refraction. The height of Polaris in degrees above the horizon is the latitudeFata Morgana (mirage) (4,986 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Young, Andrew. Annotated bibliography of mirages, green flashes, atmospheric refraction, etc. Briggs, Katharine (1978). "Morgan le Fay." In EncyclopediaNon-line-of-sight propagation (6,550 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
layers or unusual meteorological conditions. NLOS links that exploit atmospheric refraction typically operate at frequencies in the VHF and UHF bands, includingAstrophotography (5,206 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
imperfect motor drives, the mechanical sag of the telescope, and atmospheric refraction. Tracking errors are corrected by keeping a selected aiming pointRoan Mountain (Roan Highlands) (3,300 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
the summit. The distance to the horizon (ignoring the effect of atmospheric refraction and natural obstructions) from Roan High Knob is approximately 164Nicole Oresme (4,801 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the stars): a critical edition of Oresme's treatise on optics and atmospheric refraction, translated by Dan Burton, (Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2007, ISBN 9789004153707)Over-the-horizon radar (5,219 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
range to the horizon of about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi), considering atmospheric refraction effects. If the target is above the surface, this range will beTerence James Elkins (2,738 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Terence J.; Papagiannis, Michael D. (1968). Studies of irregular atmospheric refraction using stationary satellites. Space Research VIII. Amsterdam: NorthOptics (12,848 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
illusion so confounded Ptolemy that he incorrectly attributed it to atmospheric refraction when he described it in his treatise, Optics. Another type of opticalClimate of the Arctic (8,572 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Variations in the length of the day with latitude and time of year. Atmospheric refraction makes the sun appear higher in the sky than it is geometricallyTimeline of scientific discoveries (10,204 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(ray) optics and wave theory. 11th century: Shen Kuo discovers atmospheric refraction and provides the correct explanation of rainbow phenomenon[citationTests of general relativity (12,446 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
on Earth. Some important effects are Earth's nutation, rotation, atmospheric refraction, tectonic displacement and tidal waves. Another important effectList of Christians in science and technology (25,422 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
contributions is the discovery of the curvature of light through atmospheric refraction. Nicholas of Cusa (1401–1464): Catholic cardinal and theologianLong distance observations (4,586 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
cloak coverage from the given place called the "panorama". The atmospheric refraction analyses are available. QGIS Visibility analysis - advanced approachMarine navigation (2,841 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
is necessary to apply a series of corrections to compensate for atmospheric refraction, parallax and other errors. Once this is done, it is necessary toLight in painting (44,129 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
as "mottled light"); finally, night light can be lunar or some atmospheric refraction of sunlight, is diffuse and dim (in contemporary times there is