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Astrophysics

Photographic plate

A thin, flat rectangular glass photographic plate shown as an old astronomical recording plate. It has crisp straight edges with slightly translucent or faintly bluish transparent glass visible at the edges, and one side is coated with a dark gray to black photosensitive emulsion. The coated surface appears smooth and slightly glossy to glossy, with a rigid archival scientific appearance; it may be shown at a slight angle. In some depictions the emulsion side includes faint speckled star-like marks; rendered in a clean scientific clipart style with crisp outlines, minimal shading, and restrained monochrome detail.

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