For this reason it is classified as part of optical astronomy.

The darkness of the night sky is an important factor in optical astronomy.

They described it as the deepest, most detailed view of the universe ever attained by optical astronomy.

The field of astroparticle physics is evolved out of optical astronomy.

Optical astronomy requires telescopes that use optical components of great precision.

This is because radio astronomy allows us to see things that are not detectable in optical astronomy.

In optical astronomy, stray light from sky glow can limit the ability to detect faint objects.

In recent decades radio astronomy has assumed a scientific role at least as important as that of traditional optical astronomy.

Historically, optical astronomy, also called visible light astronomy, is the oldest form of astronomy.

Visible-light astronomy is part of optical astronomy.

Plain old optical astronomy, practically obsolete since the invention of warp technology and subspace observation techniques, could serve them here.

The scientists, affiliated with the National Optical Astronomy Observatories, made the choice after a three-year study.

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Meanwhile, optical astronomy has been supplemented by radio telescopes with antenna arrays that can act as if they were a single instrument spanning entire continents.

For optical astronomy, the optical components used in a telescope have very exacting requirements which require great precision in their construction.

In 1905 he introduced optical astronomy courses at the University of Toronto, and was the sole astronomer at the university until 1924.

An alternative, optical astronomy, combines astronomical coordinates and the local gravity vector to get geodetic coordinates.

The AAT was credited with stimulating a resurgence in British optical astronomy.

It plans to deliver transformational new science by bringing together unique expertise in radio astronomy, optical astronomy, theoretical astrophysics and computation.

The peak radiation of most stars lies here, so the observation of the stars that form galaxies has been a major component of optical astronomy.

He was an early proponent of space optical astronomy in general, and in particular of the project that became Hubble Space Telescope.

Scientists classify infrared astronomy as part of optical astronomy because optical components (mirrors, lenses and solid state digital detectors) are usually used.

Astronomical interferometers are widely used for optical astronomy, infrared astronomy, submillimetre astronomy and radio astronomy.

"It would be devastating to optical astronomy and to one of NASA's most popular programs ever," Dr. Beckwith said.

Interferometry uses a widely separated array of small telescopes instead of one big one, and for optical astronomy the array has to be set up in space.