Multiple Choice
What is "seeing"?
A) a measure of the quality of the telescope's optics
B) a measure of the transparency of the scope's objective lens
C) a measurement of the sharpness of vision of the astronomer's eyes
D) a measurement of the image quality due to air stability
E) a measurement of clarity and absence of clouds
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