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.
| 1858 Sutton & Worden Dict. Photogr. 28 Astrophotography, a convenient name for the application of Photography to the delineation of the planets and constellations. 1889 Winterhalter (title) The International Astrophotographic Congress. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Aug. 2/1 The astrophotographic telescope. Ibid., The new astrophotographical telescope is..controlled by an electric current. 1903 A. M. Clerke Problems in Astrophysics 5 Astrophotography is an art, and has a technique of its own. 1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Dec. vi/2 A vision of the exposed night sky—shown in over 30 astrophotographs. |