The list of astronomy acronyms and abbreviations.
All astronomy related acronyms and abbreviations.
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HAO: | High Altitude Observatory(Celestial objects, Astronomy, Organization) |
HRC: | High Resolution Camera(Celestial objects, Astronomy, Science) |
HSP: | High Speed Photometer(Instrument, Astronomical instrument) |
IAU: | International Astronomical Union(SPACE, Astrophysics, Celestial objects) |
IDL: | Interactive Data Language(Astronomical, Astronomy, Computing) |
IMP: | Interplanetary Monitoring Platform(Scientific satellite, Satellite, SPACE) |
JWST: | James Webb Space Telescope(Astronomical satellite, Telescope, Satellite) |
KPNO: | Kitt Peak National Observatory(Observatory, Celestial objects, Astronomy) |
LBNL: | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory(Celestial objects, Energy) |
LMC: | Large Magellanic Cloud(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy) |
LST: | Large Space Telescope(SPACE, Astrophysics, Astronomy) |
MDI: | Michelson Doppler Imager(Astronomical, Astronomy, Science) |
MNRAS: | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society(Publication, SPACE) |
MRO: | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter(SpaceCraft, Celestial objects, Astronomy) |
NAOJ: | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan(Observatory) |
NEAR: | Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous(SpaceCraft, Satellite, Celestial objects) |
NGST: | Next Generation Space Telescope(Astronomical satellite, Telescope) |
NSO: | National Solar Observatory(Observatory, Celestial objects, Astronomy) |
OSSE: | Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment(Analytical Chemistry) |
OTA: | Optical Telescope Assembly(Instrument, Astronomical instrument, Optics) |
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