observational astronomy

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observational
adjective
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/ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən.əl/
involving watching someone or something carefully and closely, in order to ...
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astronomy
noun[U]
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/əˈstrɒn.ə.mi/us
/əˈstrɑː.nə.mi/
the scientific study of the universe and of objects that exist naturally in space, such as the moon, the sun, planets, ...
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He adopted the customary protocols of long-termobservationalastronomy, but did not treat other astronomers as colleagues.
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Such a philosophical viewpoint reflects a different basis for discussion than that ofobservationalastronomy and theoretical astrophysics, which permits more definite outcomes to debate.
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These books helped to create lasting public interest inobservationalastronomy.
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A vital instrument ofobservationalastronomyis the spectrograph.
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Observationalastronomymay be divided according to the observed region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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The contributions can be done in the fields of bothobservationalastronomyor astronomical technologies.
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The preeminence and success of this style inobservationalastronomywas an era in telescope use in the 19th and early 20th century.
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Gravitational lensing has developed into a tool ofobservationalastronomy.
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For much of the history ofobservationalastronomy, almost all observation was performed in the visual spectrum with optical telescopes.
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Observatory staff carry out theoretical andobservationalastronomyas well as designing and constructing astronomical instrumentation.
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Observationalastronomyuses lensing effects as an important tool to infer properties of the lensing object.
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Suparco works with number of universities and research institutions to engage in research inobservationalastronomyand astrophysics.
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Observationalastronomyis focused on acquiring data from observations of astronomical objects, which is then analyzed using basic principles of physics.
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This is a mixture ofobservationalastronomy, over the entire electromagnetic spectrum, computational theoretical astronomy, and analytic theoretical research.
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Inobservationalastronomy, measurements such as spectra of celestial objects are taken at times determined by weather conditions, availability of observation time slots, and suitable planetary configurations.
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Historically, astronomy has included disciplines as diverse as astrometry, celestial navigation,observationalastronomyand the making of calendars, but professional astronomy is nowadays often considered to be synonymous with astrophysics.
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