aberration of light

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• Aberration of light — Light from location 1 will appear to be coming from location 2 for a moving telescope due to the finite speed of light, a phenomenon known as the aberration of light. The aberration of light (also referred to as astronomical aberration or stellar …   Wikipedia

• ABERRATION OF LIGHT —    an apparent motion in a star due to the earth s motion and the progressive motion of light …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Aberration — has several meanings:*An abnormality of chromosomes *A disorder in one s mental state (see Mental illness) In optics: *Optical aberration, an imperfection in image formation by an optical system **Spherical aberration, which occurs when light… …   Wikipedia

• Light-time correction — is a displacement in the apparent position of a celestial object from its true position (or geometric position ) caused by the object s motion during the time it takes its light to reach an observer.Light time correction occurs in principle… …   Wikipedia

• Aberration — Ab er*ra tion, n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See {Aberrate}.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. The aberration of youth. Hall. Aberrations from theory.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• aberration — [ aberasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1753; « éloignement » 1633; lat. aberratio, par l angl. 1 ♦ État d une image qui s écarte de la réalité. ♢ Astron. Déplacement apparent d un corps céleste causé par les effets combinés du mouvement de l observateur… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• aberration — [ab΄ər ā′shən] n. [L abberatio < aberrare: see ABERRANT] 1. a departure from what is right, true, correct, etc. 2. a deviation from the normal or the typical 3. mental derangement or lapse 4. Astron. a small, periodic apparent change in the… …   English World dictionary

• aberration — aberrational, adj. /ab euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course. 2. the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type. 3. deviation from truth or moral rectitude. 4. mental irregularity or… …   Universalium

• Aberration — (1) A deviation or irregularity. For example, a chromosome aberration is a deviation from the normal chromosome number or the normal chromosome structure. In this sense, aberration is also synonymous with deflection, departure, divergence,… …   Medical dictionary

• light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics …   Universalium

• Aberration (Gravitation) — Bei der Aberration der Gravitation handelt es sich um einen Effekt, der aufträte, wenn man das newtonsche Gravitationsgesetz unter bestimmten Bedingungen mit einer endlichen Gravitationsgeschwindigkeit kombiniert. Dieses Problem wurde schließlich …   Deutsch Wikipedia