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DIURNAL ABERRATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Optics
  • Surveying
CONT

The annual aberration is the aberration correction for an imaginary observer at the Earth's centre. The motion of a real observer around the Earth's rotation axis in the course of the day makes a small extra contribution to the total aberration effect called the diurnal aberration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Optique
  • Arpentage
OBS

C'est la déviation des rayons lumineux due au mouvement de rotation de la terre sur elle-même.

Spanish

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