Which outcome occurs when turbulence induces variations in atmospheric density across a telescope's light path?

💡 Explanation

Speckle patterns form because atmospheric turbulence introduces phase differences causing constructive and destructive wave interference from different regions of the distorted wavefront; therefore this occurs rather than changing focal length, because speckle is due to interference.

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