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- noun Plural form of
microarcsecond .
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At its best, RadioAstron will be able to resolve points separated by an angle of just 7 microarcseconds, about 10,000 times the resolution of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Forbes.com: News John Farrell 2011
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For ICRF2, the analysis of the VLBI observations reduced uncertainties in position to angles as small as 40 microarcseconds, about the thickness of a 0.7 millimeter mechanical pencil lead in Los Angeles when viewed from Washington.
R&D Mag - News 2009
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The new quasar observations were able to reduce the uncertainties in the quasar positions to angles as small as 40 microarcseconds - about the thickness of a
Livescience.com 2009
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For ICRF2, the analysis of the VLBI observations reduced uncertainties in position to angles as small as 40 microarcseconds, about the thickness of a 0.7 millimeter mechanical pencil lead in Los Angeles when viewed from Washington.
unknown title 2009
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