The list of astronomy acronyms and abbreviations.

All astronomy related acronyms and abbreviations.

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Hipparcos:
High Precision Parallax Collecting Satellite(Telescope)
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INT:
Isaac Newton Telescope(Telescope, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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INTEGRAL:
International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
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IOTA:
Infrared-Optical Telescope Array(Telescope, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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IRAIT:
International Robotic Antarctic Infrared Telescope(Telescope)
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IRAS:
Infrared Astronomical Satellite(Telescope, SPACE, Astrophysics)
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IRTF:
InfraRed Telescope Facility(Telescope, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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JCMT:
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope(Telescope, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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JET-X:
Joint European Telescope for X-Ray Astronomy(Telescope)
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JKT:
Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope(Telescope, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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JSGA:
Japan SpaceGuard Association(Telescope, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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KAIT:
Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope(Telescope, Celestial objects)
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KAO:
Kuiper Airborne Observatory(Telescope, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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LAMOST:
Large sky Area Multi-Object fiber Spectroscopic Telescope
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LBT:
Large Binocular Telescope(Telescope, Optics, Physics)
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LEST:
Large Earth-based Solar Telescope(Telescope, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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LIGO:
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory(Telescope)
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LISA:
Laser Interferometer Space Antenna(Telescope, Celestial objects)
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LOFAR:
Low Frequency Array(Telescope, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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LOTIS:
Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System(Telescope)
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