as in to home (in on)
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When to use a smart telescope The Northern Hemisphere's late-spring sky is a good place to point a smart telescope.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
6 June 2026 -
Without the ability to point its solar arrays toward the Sun, the tumbling spacecraft likely drained its batteries within hours.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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“Hone in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hone%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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