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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

Colin R. Masson
Colin R. Masson*
Affiliation:
Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138

Abstract

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Atmospheric turbulence limits the resolution of ground-based high-resolution telescopes. In the optical and radio regimes, the seeing may be described in similar ways, although the parameters are different.

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Radio/Optical comparisons
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 158: Very High Angular Resolution Imaging , 1994 , pp. 1 - 10
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Copyright © Kluwer 1994 

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