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The optical center has a satellite shop three stops away on the No. 4 train in Kingsbridge, where staff and patients can go in the meantime.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
This happens as a result of the same optical physics that causes rosy sunrises and sunsets: Earth’s atmosphere scatters blue light but transmits red light, and this reddening increases as more air intervenes, like when the sun is low on the horizon.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Pinpointing the location of LMC* by finding an optical, radio or x-ray counterpart to the black hole, says Han.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The space telescope is able to detect more than 100 colors in both optical and near-infrared light which, though not visible to the human eye, serves as a powerful investigatory tool, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
This happens as a result of the same optical physics that causes rosy sunrises and sunsets: Earth’s atmosphere scatters blue light but transmits red light, and this reddening increases as more air intervenes, like when the sun is low on the horizon.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Pinpointing the location of LMC* by finding an optical, radio or x-ray counterpart to the black hole, says Han.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The space telescope is able to detect more than 100 colors in both optical and near-infrared light which, though not visible to the human eye, serves as a powerful investigatory tool, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Optical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optical. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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