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size, angularĀ 
The size of an object measured in terms of the angle it subtends. The point of reference for the eye can be either the nodal point or the centre of the entrance pupil. See extended object; apparent size.
apparent s. 1. The size of an object represented by the angular size. 2. The perceived size of an object as distinguished from the actual size (Fig. S8).
s. constancy See size constancy.
s. lens See aniseikonic lens.
Fig. S8 Objects of different size seen in the same direction and with the same angular size stimulate the same retinal points and thus have the same apparent sizeenlarge picture
Fig. S8 Objects of different size seen in the same direction and with the same angular size stimulate the same retinal points and thus have the same apparent size


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On the sky, the region - known to astronomers as the Orion Molecular Cloud - is more than 20 times the angular size of the full moon.
This behavior suggests that, in some cases, the emission may originate from a jet consisting of "nuggets" whose angular size are less than 1/[GAMMA], where [GAMMA] is the hulk Lorentz factor.
The group finds variations of about 42 millionths of a kelvin over patches of sky about half the angular size of that scanned by COBE.
 
 
 
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