astrograph
- noun
- /ˈæstroʊˌɡræf/
- Specialized
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astrográfico
- Astrophotographers use an astrograph to take stunning photographs of celestial events like meteor showers.
- astrograph at f/2.8, SBIG
- astrograph/FLI
- inch astrograph
Examples
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Its twin domes housed the double astrograph that made the first Yugoslav photographic atlas in the mid-1970s.
Academic text (1995) -
Twin astrograph with wide-field cameras and Cassegrain telescope with a diameter of 21.5 centimeters.
Academic text (1995) -
In 1951, the astrograph was moved to Tonantzintla, Puebla, about a hundred kilometers east of Mexico City, the site of an observatory then equipped with one of the largest Schmidt cameras in the world.
Academic text (1994) -
The new model of the telescope, known as the astrograph, is specifically designed for capturing images of distant galaxies.
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With the advanced features of this astrograph, astronomers can track and photograph planets with incredible detail.
Synonyms
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An instrument for looking at distant stars, planets, and galaxies
A telescope with a curved mirror and thin glass plate that takes clear wide pictures of the sky
A telescope with a mirror and a special curved glass that takes clear photos of wide areas of the sky
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Etymology
The word astrograph comes from the Greek parts astro- meaning 'star' and -graph meaning 'write' or 'draw', the same parts you see in astronomy and photograph. So an astrograph is like a 'star-writer' — a telescope that takes pictures of the night sky.