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Q: What effect does the color index of the target have on the observed Transfer Function?

A: The effect of color index on the Transfer Function is an expansion (for red stars) and a contraction (for blue stars) of the observed Transfer Function with respect to a Transfer Function of a target of moderate (B-V=0.5) color.
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