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Telescopes and Light
study notes on optics
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Astronomy
Undergraduate 1
03/18/2008
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Active Optics 
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A technique for improving a telescopic image by altering the telesope's optics to compensates for  variations in air temperature or flexing of the telescope mount.
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Adaptive Optics  
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A technique for inproving a telescopic image by altering the telescope's optics in a way that compensates for distortion caused by the Earth's atmosphere
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Angular Resolution
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The angular size of the smallest feature that can be distinguished with a telescope.
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