optical astronomy
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of optical astronomy
First recorded in 1965–70
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AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan has argued his fleet, which would pale in comparison with the tens of thousands of planned Starlink crafts, won’t interfere with optical astronomy.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 13, 2022
Europe, in contrast, took the lead over the U.S. in ground-based optical astronomy years ago and is well into construction of an ELT of its own in Chile.
From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2021
This sky region was subsequently observed by optical astronomy facilities7, resulting in the identification8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 of an optical transient signal within about ten arcseconds of the galaxy NGC 4993.
From Nature • Oct. 15, 2017
Ground-based optical astronomy just about reached its limit with the completion of the 200-in.
From Time Magazine Archive
The exceedingly high magnifying powers employed by Herschel constituted a novelty in optical astronomy, to which he attached great importance.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
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