optical astronomy

collocation in English

meaningsofopticalandastronomy

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optical
adjective
uk
/ˈɒp.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈɑːp.tɪ.kəl/
relating to light or the ability ...
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astronomy
noun[U]
uk
/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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(Definition ofopticalandastronomyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For instance, they think we ought to do better inopticalastronomyand seismology; in pure mathematics and oceanography.
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On one side of short waves we can in general use only light, and that is the limitation ofopticalastronomy.
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Astronomical interferometers are widely used foropticalastronomy, infrared astronomy, submillimetre astronomy and radio astronomy.
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The peak radiation of most stars lies here, so the observation of the stars that form galaxies has been a major component ofopticalastronomy.
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Opticalastronomyrequires telescopes that use optical components of great precision.
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An alternative,opticalastronomy, combines astronomical coordinates and the local gravity vector to get geodetic coordinates.
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This is because radio astronomy allows us to see things that are not detectable inopticalastronomy.
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It has a height of 3064m ft and is located in a privileged zone foropticalastronomybecause it has 89% cloudless nights a year.
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For this reason it is classified as part ofopticalastronomy.
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These high-energy photons had the potential for enabling new scientific discoveries that could rival or exceed all that had been achieved previously with ground-basedopticalastronomy.
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