astrophoto

English

Etymology

astro- +‎ photo

Noun

astrophoto (plural astrophotos)

  1. (astronomy, photography) An image of one or more celestial objects made using techniques of astrophotography.
    • 1973, Richard Berry, “Getting More Out of Your Astrophotos”, in Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Newsletter, volume 67, page L32:
      Once captured on film, an astrophoto does no good unless transferred to a form you can see and examine closely.

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