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Optical depth (astrophysics)
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Optical depth
is
a
concept
used in
astrophysics
and other fields to quantify how opaque
a
medium is to
radiation
, such
as
light
. It provides
a
measure of how much
a
beam of
light
is attenuated
as
it passes through
a
medium, such
as
gas
or dust.
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