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Uranometry

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uranographynoun(astronomy, cartography) Celestial cartography; the mapping of celestial bodies.
ouranographynounAlternative form of uranography. [(astronomy, cartography) Celestial cartography; the mapping of celestial bodies.]
astrophotometrynounThe determination of the brightness of stars and other heavenly bodies.
asterismnoun(astronomy) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
astrogeodesynounThe use of geodetic techniques in astronomy.
astronavigationnoun(nautical) Navigation by using the positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies
megaconstellationnoun(space flight) A very large swarm of satellites in one satellite network
astrophotographynoun(astronomy, photography) The photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events or areas of the night sky.
constellationnoun(modern astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region.
almucantarnoun(astronomy, archaic or historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.
anomalynounA deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
astronavnoun(informal) astronavigation
meteoroscopenoun(astronomy, obsolete) An instrument for measuring the position, length, and direction of the apparent path of a shooting star.
astrophotonoun(astronomy, photography) An image of one or more celestial objects made using techniques of astrophotography.
alidadenoun(cartography, astronomy, surveying) A type of sighting device used for measuring angles.
astroscopenounAn old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
quadraturenoun(mathematics) The act or process of constructing a square that has the same area as a given plane figure, or of computing that area.
astronomical unitnoun(astronomy) 149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system.
orbitographynounThe determination and positioning of satellite orbits by a form of geodesy
astrographnoun(astronomy) A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.

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