The list of astronomy acronyms and abbreviations.
All astronomy related acronyms and abbreviations.
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SSP: | Surface Science Package(SpaceCraft, Instrument, Astronomical instrument) |
ACIS: | Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer(Instrument, Astronomical instrument) |
ACP: | Aerosol Collector and Pyrolyser(Instrument, Astronomical instrument) |
ALEXIS: | Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors(Instrument) |
AO: | Adaptive Optics(Instrument, Astronomical instrument, Celestial objects) |
AOR: | Astronomical Observation Request(Instrument, Astronomical instrument) |
BAT: | Burst Alert Telescope(Instrument, Astronomical instrument, SPACE) |
CAPS: | Cassini Plasma Spectrometer(Instrument, Astronomical instrument) |
CIAO: | Coronagraphic Imager with Adaptive Optics(Instrument) |
CIDA: | Cometary Interplanetary Dust Analyzer(Instrument) |
CISCO: | Cooled Infrared Spectrograph and Camera for OHS(Instrument) |
COHSI: | Cambridge OH-Suppression Instrument(Instrument) |
COMICS: | Cooled Mid Infrared Camera and Spectrometer(Instrument) |
DISR: | Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer(Instrument, Astronomical instrument) |
DWE: | Doppler Wind Experiment(Instrument, Astronomical instrument) |
FHST: | Fixed Head Star Trackers(Instrument, Astronomical instrument) |
FLAMES: | Fibre Large Array Multi Element Spectrograph(Instrument) |
FOCAS: | Faint Object Camera and Spectrograph(Instrument) |
FOV: | Field of View(Astronomical, Astronomical instrument, Instrument) |
FUVITA: | Far UltraViolet Imaging Telescope Array(Instrument) |
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