"astrophotography" meaning in English

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Noun

Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi Etymology: astro- + photography. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|astro|photography}} astro- + photography Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} astrophotography (uncountable)
  1. (astronomy, photography) The photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events or areas of the night sky. Wikipedia link: astrophotography Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Photography Synonyms: astronomical imaging Related terms: astrophoto, astrophotograph, astrophotographer, astrophotographic, astrograph Translations (photography of celestial objects): 天文攝影 (Chinese Mandarin), 天文摄影 (tiānwén shèyǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), astrofotografie [feminine] (Dutch), tähtivalokuvaus (Finnish), astrophotographie (French), Astrofotografie [feminine] (German), αστροφωτογραφία (astrofotografía) [feminine] (Greek), astrofotografia [feminine] (Italian), 천체사진술 (cheonchesajinsul) (Korean), عکاسی نجومی ('akkâsi-ye nojumi) (Persian), astrofotografia [feminine] (Polish), astrofotografia [feminine] (Portuguese), astrofotografie [feminine] (Romanian), а́строфотогра́фия (ástrofotográfija) [feminine] (Russian), astrofotografía (Spanish), nhiếp ảnh thiên văn (Vietnamese)

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