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Air mass (astronomy)

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Stars look bright in the night sky.

Viewing angle and air masses.svg
Viewing angle and air masses.svg
Light from stars must pass through air. Sometimes the light travels through a lot of air. This makes the stars look dim. This happens when stars are low. Do you like looking at stars?

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File:Viewing_angle_and_air_masses.svg
Viewing_angle_and_air_masses.svg
File:airmass geometry.png
airmass geometry.png
File:HomogSphElevObsAM.png
HomogSphElevObsAM.png
File:HomogSphElevObsZmax.png
HomogSphElevObsZmax.png
File:Atmospheric electromagnetic transmittance or opacity.jpg
Atmospheric electromagnetic transmittance...
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Solar Spectrum.png
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