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   observation

   /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of closely observing or monitoring something or someone: "she was brought into hospital for observation" Similar watchingmonitoringscrutinyexaminationinspectionscrutinizationviewingsurveysurveillancesurveyingattentionconsiderationstudyreview
   • ▪ the ability to notice things, especially significant details: "his powers of observation"
   • ▪ the act of taking the altitude of the sun or another celestial body to find a latitude or longitude.
   • 2. a statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed: "he made a telling observation about Hughie" Similar remarkcommentstatementutterancepronouncementdeclarationopinionimpressionthoughtfeelingreflectionfindingresultnoteannotationobiter dictum

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘respectful adherence to the requirements of rules or ritual’): from Latin observatio(n-), from the verb observare (see observe).

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   14 hours ago · The Moon has been also a site of Earth observation, particularly culturally as in the 1968 photograph called Earthrise, taken by Bill Anders of Apollo 8. The Earth appears in the Moon's sky with an apparent size of 1° 48 ′ to 2°, [284] three to four times the size of the Moon or Sun in Earth's sky, or about the apparent width of two little fingers at an arm's length away.

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