"light bucket" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-light bucket.ogg [Australia] Forms: light buckets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} light bucket (plural light buckets)
  1. (astronomy, idiomatic, informal) A reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies. Tags: idiomatic, informal Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-light_bucket-en-noun--gb9rKk- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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