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- Atmospheric_refraction abstract "Atmospheric refraction is the deviation of light or other electromagnetic wave from a straight line as it passes through the atmosphere due to the variation in air density as a function of altitude. This refraction is due to the velocity of light through air decreasing (the index of refraction increases) with increased density. Atmospheric refraction near the ground produces mirages and can make distant objects appear to shimmer or ripple, elevated or lowered, stretched or shortened with no mirage involved. The term also applies to the refraction of sound.Atmospheric refraction causes astronomical objects to appear higher in the sky than they are in reality. It affects not only lightrays but all electromagnetic radiation, although in varying degrees (see dispersion in optics). For example in visible light, blue is more affected than red. This may cause astronomical objects to be spread out into a spectrum in high-resolution images.Whenever possible, astronomers will schedule their observations around the time of culmination of an object when it is highest in the sky. Likewise sailors will never shoot a star which is not at least 20° or more above the horizon. If observations close to the horizon cannot be avoided, it is possible to equip a telescope with control systems to compensate for the shift caused by the refraction. If the dispersion is a problem too, (in case of broadband high-resolution observations) atmospheric refraction correctors can be employed as well (made from pairs of rotating glass prisms). But as the amount of atmospheric refraction is a function of temperature and pressure as well as humidity (the amount of water vapour is especially important at mid-infrared wavelengths) the amount of effort needed for a successful compensation can be prohibitive.Atmospheric refraction becomes more severe when the atmospheric refraction is not homogeneous, when there is turbulence in the air for example. This is the cause of twinkling of the stars and deformation of the shape of the sun at sunset and sunrise.".
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- Atmospheric_refraction wikiPageExternalLink astr_refr.html.
- Atmospheric_refraction wikiPageExternalLink thomas.pdf.
- Atmospheric_refraction wikiPageExternalLink AtmosphericRefraction.html.
- Atmospheric_refraction wikiPageExternalLink RefractionCorrection.java.
- Atmospheric_refraction wikiPageExternalLink RefractionUncorrection.java.
- Atmospheric_refraction wikiPageID "1784072".
- Atmospheric_refraction wikiPageRevisionID "600174687".
- Atmospheric_refraction hasPhotoCollection Atmospheric_refraction.
- Atmospheric_refraction ref ""CITEREFMeeus1991"".
- Atmospheric_refraction ref ""CITEREFMeeus2002"".
- Atmospheric_refraction reference "Meeus, Jean. 1991. Astronomical Algorithms. Richmond, Virginia: Willmann-Bell, Inc. ISBN 0-943396-35-2".
- Atmospheric_refraction reference "Meeus, Jean. 2002. More Mathematical Astronomy Morsels. Richmond, Virginia: Willmann-Bell, Inc. ISBN 0-943396-74-3".
- Atmospheric_refraction subject Category:Atmospheric_and_ocean_optics.
- Atmospheric_refraction subject Category:Observational_astronomy.
- Atmospheric_refraction comment "Atmospheric refraction is the deviation of light or other electromagnetic wave from a straight line as it passes through the atmosphere due to the variation in air density as a function of altitude. This refraction is due to the velocity of light through air decreasing (the index of refraction increases) with increased density.".
- Atmospheric_refraction label "Astronomische Refraktion".
- Atmospheric_refraction label "Astronomische refractie".
- Atmospheric_refraction label "Atmospheric refraction".
- Atmospheric_refraction label "Refracción atmosférica".
- Atmospheric_refraction label "Refrakcja atmosferyczna".
- Atmospheric_refraction label "Refração atmosférica".
- Atmospheric_refraction label "Rifrazione atmosferica".
- Atmospheric_refraction label "Réfraction atmosphérique".
- Atmospheric_refraction label "الانكسار في الغلاف الجوي".
- Atmospheric_refraction label "大気差".
- Atmospheric_refraction sameAs Astronomische_Refraktion.
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- Atmospheric_refraction sameAs Refracción_atmosférica.
- Atmospheric_refraction sameAs Réfraction_atmosphérique.
- Atmospheric_refraction sameAs Rifrazione_atmosferica.
- Atmospheric_refraction sameAs 大気差.
- Atmospheric_refraction sameAs 대기_굴절.
- Atmospheric_refraction sameAs Astronomische_refractie.
- Atmospheric_refraction sameAs Refrakcja_atmosferyczna.
- Atmospheric_refraction sameAs Refração_atmosférica.
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- Atmospheric_refraction sameAs Q254634.
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- Atmospheric_refraction wasDerivedFrom Atmospheric_refraction?oldid=600174687.
- Atmospheric_refraction depiction Refracción.png.
- Atmospheric_refraction isPrimaryTopicOf Atmospheric_refraction.