1.   And there are also very faint objects of intermediate size, called brown dwarfs, that have been stepping out of the wings with increasing and mystifying frequency.

2.   A new technology called adaptive optics, a spinoff of military research, uses computers to compensate for atmospheric distortions and produce sharper images of faint cosmic objects.

3.   The extremely faint objects were a problem, too.

4.   The larger mirrors of single telescopes are still preferred for studying especially faint objects beyond the Milky Way galaxy.

5.   The sensors enabled the astronomers to distinguish quasars from other faint objects.

6.   These faint objects may be extremely distant quasars, formed very early in the history of the universe.

7.   With color film, contrast decreases as exposure time is increased to make faraway faint objects clearer.

8.   The footage aired Wednesday showed a faint object flying through the air as the Libyan leader mingled with a crowd.

9.   Thus, if lithium is detected, a faint object may be a brown dwarf.

10.   With the rings temporarily invisible because of the Earth-Saturn alignment, telescopes can pick out faint objects near the planet.