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  2. Space sunshade - Wikipedia

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    Space sunshade. A space sunshade or sunshield is a parasol that diverts or otherwise reduces some of the Sun's radiation, preventing it from hitting a spacecraft or planet and thereby reducing its insolation, which results in reduced heating. Light can be diverted by different methods. The concept of the construction of sunshade as a method of ...

  3. Sunglasses - Wikipedia

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    Sun specs (also sunspecs) is the shortened form of sun spectacles. Sunglass a monocle version. [citation needed] Sun-shades can also refer to the sun-shading eyepiece-type, although the term is not exclusive to these. Also in use is the derivative abbreviation, "shades". Dark glasses (also preceded by pair of) — generic term in common usage.

  4. Sextant - Wikipedia

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    A sextant. A sextant is a doubly reflecting navigation instrument that measures the angular distance between two visible objects. The primary use of a sextant is to measure the angle between an astronomical object and the horizon for the purposes of celestial navigation . The estimation of this angle, the altitude, is known as sighting or ...

  5. Glasses - Wikipedia

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    Glasses. Glasses, also known as eyeglasses and spectacles, are vision eyewear with clear or tinted lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically utilizing a bridge over the nose and hinged arms, known as temples or temple pieces, that rest over the ears. Glasses are typically used for vision correction, such ...

  6. Green eyeshade - Wikipedia

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    Green eyeshade. Green eyeshades or dealer's visors are a type of visor that were worn most often from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century by accountants, telegraphers, copy editors, and others engaged in vision-intensive, detail-oriented occupations to lessen eye strain [1] due to early incandescent lights and candles, which tended to ...

  7. Sunshade - Wikipedia

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    Look up sunshade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sunshade may refer to: Brise soleil, architectural sunshades. Shade (shadow), the blocking of sunlight by any object. Space sunshade, a device for blocking a star's rays in space. Umbrella, a device for blocking sunlight or rain. Windshield sun shades, used to block sunlight in a car.

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