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• Astronomy — • Divided into two main branches, astrometry and astrophysics; the former concerned with determining the places of the investigation of the heavenly bodies, the latter, with the investigation of their chemical and physical nature Catholic… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• satellite observatory — ▪ astronomy  Earth orbiting spacecraft that allows celestial objects and radiation to be studied from above the atmosphere. Astronomy from Earth s surface is limited to observation in those parts of the electromagnetic spectrum (see… …   Universalium

• Satellite formation flying — is the concept that multiple satellites can work together in a group to accomplish the objective of one larger, usually more expensive, satellite. [ [http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect16/Sect16 11.html Remote Sensing tutorial] ] Coordinating smaller… …   Wikipedia

• satellite — ► NOUN 1) an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or another planet to collect information or for communication. 2) Astronomy a celestial body orbiting a planet. 3) a thing separate from something else but dependent on or controlled by …   English terms dictionary

• astronomy — /euh stron euh mee/, n. the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth s atmosphere. [1175 1225; ME astronomie ( < AF) < L astronomia < Gk. See ASTRO , NOMY] * * * I Science dealing with the origin, evolution, composition,… …   Universalium

• ASTRONOMY — In the Bible Although the Bible contains no explicit mention of the science of astronomy, it nevertheless has many references to topics such as the laws of the heavens (Jer. 31:34 (35); 33:25; Job 38:33) and the movements of the sun and the moon… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• satellite — satellited, adj. /sat l uyt /, n. 1. Astron. a natural body that revolves around a planet; a moon. 2. a country under the domination or influence of another. 3. something, as a branch office or an off campus facility of a university, that depends …   Universalium

• satellite — noun 1》 an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or another planet to collect information or for communication.     ↘[as modifier] using or relating to satellite technology.     ↘satellite television. 2》 Astronomy a celestial body… …   English new terms dictionary

• astronomy satellite — noun a satellite equipped with a telescope to observe infrared radiation • Hypernyms: ↑satellite, ↑artificial satellite, ↑orbiter …   Useful english dictionary

• Infrared Astronomical Satellite — ▪ astronomy  U.S. U.K. Netherlands satellite launched in 1983 that was the first space observatory to map the entire sky at infrared wavelengths.       After a series of brief studies by infrared instruments carried on sounding rockets had… …   Universalium

• List of astronomy acronyms — This is a compilation of acronyms commonly used in astronomy. Most of the acronyms are drawn from professional astronomy and are used quite frequently in scientific publications. However, a few of these acronyms are frequently used by the general …   Wikipedia