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    fine these support rods are they diffract the incoming light from a subject star and this appears as diffraction spikes which are the Fourier transform...
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    right, diffraction from the three struts creates six spikes, but four of these are designed to co-align with the spikes created from the diffraction caused...
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    Cloud iridescence Coherent diffraction imaging Diffraction from slits Diffraction spike Diffraction vs. interference Diffractive solar sail Diffractometer...
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    with segmented mirrors also exhibit diffraction spikes due to diffraction from the mirrors' edges. As before, two spikes are perpendicular to each edge orientation...
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    angled diffraction spikes at the focal plane of the instrument for each bright image element. As the instrument's focus is changed, the central spike appears...
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    directions (i.e., different diffraction angles). The emerging coloration is a form of structural coloration. The directions or diffraction angles of these beams...
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    causes a loss in contrast in the image due to diffraction effects of the obstruction as well as diffraction spikes caused by most secondary support structures...
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    number of diffraction spikes converging from a light source or bright reflection. For an odd number of blades, there are twice as many spikes as there...
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    creating intriguing golden hour photography opportunities like this diffraction spike in an urban canyon. Similar phenomenon (such as Manhattanhenge) occur...
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    is U+2733. The 8-pointed diffraction spikes of the star images from the James Webb Space Telescope are due to the diffraction caused by the hexagonal shape...
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    appears. This artifact is formed by internal diffraction on the image sensor, which acts like a diffraction grating. Unlike true lens flare, this artifact...
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  • reflectance model Differential group delay Diffraction Diffraction grating Diffraction spike Diffractive optics Digital handheld refractometer Dispersion...
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    a porro prism erecting system. This roof edge diffraction effect may also be seen as a diffraction spike perpendicular to the roof edge generated by bright...
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  • filter that creates patterns of lines to radiate from bright points Diffraction spike, or a line radiating from a bright light source that can occur in...
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    a porro prism erecting system. This roof edge diffraction effect may also be seen as a diffraction spike perpendicular to the roof edge generated by bright...
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    Diffraction spikes and the Airy disk are optical artifacts caused by the diffraction of light through the aperture of an optical system....
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    A diffraction spike over the Metra Electric District tracks at 53rd Street with East Park Towers and 5252 South Cornell in the foreground....
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    secondary and eliminates the need for a 'spider' that would cause diffraction spikes. The disadvantage is that, if all spherical surfaces are used, such...
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  • interior. The name is derived from the polygon's similarity to the diffraction spikes of astronomical stars, but specific uses may exploit the connection...
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    stabilization. Point light sources in images taken by Webb have six diffraction spikes plus two fainter ones, due to the hexagonal shape of the primary mirror...
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    secondary mirror in the light path. This obstruction and also the diffraction spikes caused by the support structure (called the "spider") of the secondary...
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  • many of the false objects due to artifacts around the halos and diffraction spikes of the bright stars were identified and corrected as well as a number...
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    addition, the support for the secondary (the spider) may introduce diffraction spikes in images. The radii of curvature of the primary and secondary mirrors...
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    name star polygon reflects the resemblance of these shapes to the diffraction spikes of real stars. A regular star polygon is a self-intersecting, equilateral...
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    Image artifacts (diffraction spikes and vertical streaks) appearing in a CCD image of a major solar flare due to the excess incident radiation...
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  • left of the bright quasar, and the four straight lines pointing outward from the central source are diffraction spikes caused by the telescope optics....
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    spacing between the elongated spikes on the left and the right. A negative image can sometimes show the diffraction spikes more clearly. The enlarged view...
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    distortion from the spider mounts, commonly seen as cross-shaped diffraction spikes radiating from bright stars seen in astronomical images. For large...
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    refine its mass. While doing so, the team found another radial velocity spike with a periodicity of 5.15 days. They estimated that if it were a planetary...
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    addition, the support for the secondary (the spider) may introduce diffraction spikes in images. The radii of curvature of the primary and secondary mirrors...
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