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A diffraction limited telescope, microscope or camera is such an instrument whose angular-resolution limit stems from the inherent limits of its diffraction (generally, that caused by its aperture) rather than by atmospheric conditions or construction flaws. Alternately, a telescope can be seeing limited, i.e., further limited by atmospheric conditions. Locating a telescope in space or using adaptive optics are means of removing or overcoming the seeing limits.