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ˌastrophoˈtography [f. astro- + photography.] The photography of celestial bodies. So ˌastrophotoˈgraphic, -ˈgraphical adjs., of, pertaining to, used in, or produced by astrophotography. Also ˌastroˈphotograph n.
1858Sutton & Worden Dict. Photogr. 28 Astrophotography, a convenient name for the application of Photography to the delineation of the planets and constellations. 1889Winterhalter (title) The International Astrophotographic Congress. 1892Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Aug. 2/1 The astrophotographic telescope. Ibid., The new astrophotographical telescope is..controlled by an electric current. 1903A. M. Clerke Problems in Astrophysics 5 Astrophotography is an art, and has a technique of its own. 1938Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Dec. vi/2 A vision of the exposed night sky—shown in over 30 astrophotographs. |