A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE (LCPO
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE (LCPO
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The angle on the sky corresponds to 1 pixel. The diameter of a typical seeing disk (1″ radius), in pixels.

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