Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Astronomical photography.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The application of photography to the delineation or record of solar spots, the moon's disk, the planets, and the constellations, and to other astronomical ends.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The application of photography to the delineation of the sun, moon, and stars.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun astronomy, photography A
specialized kind ofphotography , comprised ofconcepts andtechniques that pertain to the production ofphotographic images ofastronomical objects.
Etymologies
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Examples
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We also went to see the open air astrophotography exhibition in St Andrews Square.
Art on hold as science steps up MadeleineS 2009
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We also went to see the open air astrophotography exhibition in St Andrews Square.
Archive 2009-04-01 MadeleineS 2009
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Replace that filter, and you get an excellent, but specialized, astrophotography camera.
Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party on Vimeo 2010
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Jim Gunn used to say that astrophotography was a black and careful art done by people who were masters, all of whom seemed to be much older than he was.
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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His name is Ken Crawford and he's the man "behind the curtain" of some of the most amazing works of astrophotography just this side of the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Jim Gunn used to say that astrophotography was a black and careful art done by people who were masters, all of whom seemed to be much older than he was.
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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Jim Gunn used to say that astrophotography was a black and careful art done by people who were masters, all of whom seemed to be much older than he was.
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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Jim Gunn used to say that astrophotography was a black and careful art done by people who were masters, all of whom seemed to be much older than he was.
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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It is a compilation of Ken's best astrophotography subjects since 2004 and gives tribute to all of us who love deep sky.
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The device also made it possible for amateur astronomers to rival the professionals in terms of quality astrophotography.
Your CCD Camera Just Won a Nobel Prize | Universe Today 2009
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