irradiation correction

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irradiation correction [i‚rād·ē′ā·shən kə′rek·shən]

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A correction to the readings of sextant altitudes made necessary by irradiation that is caused by the apparent enlargement of the bright surface of a celestial body against the darker background of the sky.

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