Concept information
Preferred term
Extinction
Definition
- Dimming of light by an intervening medium (the Earth's atmosphere or the interstellar medium). It is usually due to both scattering and absorption. (en)
Broader concept
- Astronomical optics (en)
Narrower concepts
- Atmospheric extinction (en)
- Interstellar extinction (en)
- Reddening law (en)
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/505
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