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Coronagraph

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coronographnoun	(astronomy) A telescope, fitted with an attachment that blocks out direct rays from the sun, used to study and photograph the corona of the sun.
starshadenoun	(astronomy) A form of coronagraph disk designed to prevent starlight from interfering with the observation of exoplanets
coronanoun	(astronomy) The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
collimatornoun	(physics) An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence.
solar coronanoun	(astronomy) The upper atmosphere of the sun, only visible during a total solar eclipse
astrographnoun	(astronomy) A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.
telepolariscopenoun	(dated) A polariscope designed to be attached to a telescope.
coronal holenoun	(astrophysics) A region in the corona of a star where magnetic field lines extend out into space, allowing solar wind to escape.
crown of aberrationnoun	(astronomy) A spurious circle around the true circle of the Sun.
retenoun	(anatomy) A network of blood vessels or nerves.
celatonenoun	(historical) A device invented by Galileo Galilei to observe Jupiter's moons with the purpose of finding longitude on Earth. It took the form of a piece of headgear with a telescope taking the place of an eyehole.
astroscopenoun	An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
meteoroscopenoun	(astronomy, obsolete) An instrument for measuring the position, length, and direction of the apparent path of a shooting star.
cometariumnoun	(astronomy) An instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet around the Sun.
annular eclipsenoun	(astronomy) a solar eclipse in which the thin outer disk of the sun can be seen as a ring around the moon
optigraphnoun	A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes by means of an attached pencil.
eclipsenoun	(astronomy) An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
uranographynoun	(astronomy, cartography) Celestial cartography; the mapping of celestial bodies.
occultationnoun	(astronomy) An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.
geocoronanoun	(Earth's atmosphere, chiefly uncountable) The region of ionized hydrogen (protons) that makes up the outermost region of the Earth's atmosphere (and by extension of other planets.)