The list of astronomical instrument acronyms and abbreviations.

All astronomical instrument related acronyms and abbreviations.

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LASCO:
Large Angle and Spectrometric COronagraph(Astronomical instrument)
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LETGS:
Low Energy Transmission Gratings Spectrometer
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MIPS:
Multi-band Imaging Photometer(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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MOLA:
Mars Observer Laser Altimeter(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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MOXE:
MOnitoring X-ray Experiment(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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MPP:
Multi-Pinned-Phase(Astronomical instrument, Instrument, Celestial objects)
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MUSTANG:
Multiplexed SQUID TES Array at Ninety GHz(Astronomical instrument)
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NICMOS:
Near Infrared Camera / Multi Object Spectrometer(Instrument)
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NIMS:
Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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PCA:
Proportional Counter Array(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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PEP:
PhotoElectric Photometry(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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PEPE:
Plasma Experiment for Planetary Exploration(Astronomical instrument)
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PMT:
Photo Multiplier Tube(Instrument, Astronomical instrument, Telecom)
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PSF:
Point Spread Function(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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QE:
Quantum Efficiency(Astronomical instrument, Instrument, Celestial objects)
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SCUBA:
Submillimetre Common User Bolometer Array(Astronomical instrument)
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SCUBA-2:
Submillimetre Common User Bolometer Array 2
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SIS:
Superconductor-Isolator-Superconductor(Astronomical instrument)
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SN:
Signal To Noise(Astronomical instrument, Instrument, Celestial objects)
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SPIRIT:
SPace InfraRed Imaging Telescope(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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