optical astronomy

Definitions

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   Astronomy using observations using telescopes and recording media that capture visible…

   Astronomy using observations using telescopes and recording media that capture visible light.

   • Radio astronomy is an extension of optical astronomy in that it allows the observer to "see radiations of wave lengths far greater than those of visible light
   • Merely finding them in the first place — detecting their radio voices and photographing their odd and telltale light — was a cooperative triumph of radio and optical astronomy.
   • Since for the atmospheric windows in the NIR one normally uses the same telescopes as for optical astronomy, we will thus not distinguish between these
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   Astronomy using infrared, visible, and/or ultraviolet wavelengths.

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