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An observer only perceives the three dimensions of space projected on the celestial sphere. The received intensity is the integral of the energy locally emitted into the line of sight. Decoding the measured information to deduce the local conditions is an inversion process which is always delicate.
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Léna, P. (1988). Images. In: Observational Astrophysics. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02554-3_6
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