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atmospheric dispersion corrector
subject			fact

atmospheric dispersion corrector	has wavefront modification wavelength
	has definition An optical device usually comprising two thin prisms which can rotate to compensate for the elongation of a star image caused by the wavelength dependence of the refractive index of air.
	is a kind of wavefront modifier
instrument	has operator
artifact	has creator
	has creation date
	has purpose
	has owner
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has mass
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

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