\b[<Astronomical seeing> is the atmospheric angular blurring of a point-source image, usually reported in <arcseconds>.] Operationally it is commonly characterized by the <full width at half maximum> of a long-exposure stellar <point spread function>. The full observed width can also contain telescope and instrumental contributions; the atmospheric seeing is the turbulence contribution.

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