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2dF |
Two Degree Field spectrograph |
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2MASS |
2 Micron All-Sky Survey |
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AAO SES |
Anglo-Australian Observatory Second Epoch Sky survey |
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AAS |
American Astronomical Society |
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ACS |
Advanced Camera for Surveys |
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ADC |
Astronomical Data Center |
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ADCCC |
Astrophysics Data Centers Coordination Council |
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ADS |
Astrophysics Data System |
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AGN |
active galactic nuclei |
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AO |
adaptive optics |
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AR |
archival researcher |
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ASCS |
Aft Shroud Cooling System |
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AXAF |
Advanced X-ray Astronomical Facility |
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CCD |
charge-coupled device |
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CD-ROM |
compact disc-read only memory |
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COS |
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph |
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DADS |
Data Archive and Distribution System |
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DRM |
Design Reference Mission |
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DSS |
Digitized Sky Survey |
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DVD |
digital versatile disc (or digital video disc) |
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E/So |
S Zero-class Elliptical galaxy |
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ECF |
European Coordinating Facility |
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EIS ESO |
ESO Imaging Survey |
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ESO |
European Southern Observatory |
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EUVE |
Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer |
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FIRST |
Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-centimeters |
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FOV |
field of view |
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FUSE |
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer |
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GO |
general observer (or guest observer) |
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GSC-II |
Guide Star Catalog II |
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GTO |
guaranteed time observer |
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HARP |
Hubble Archive Re-engineering Project |
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HDA |
Hubble Data Archive |
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HDF |
Hubble Deep Field |
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HDF-N |
Hubble Deep Field - North |
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HDF-S |
Hubble Deep Field-South |
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HEASARC |
High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center |
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HOMS |
Hubble Optical Mechanical Simulator |
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HST |
Hubble Space Telescope |
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HUT |
Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope |
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IMF |
initial mass function |
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IPAC |
Infrared Processing and Analysis Center |
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IRAS |
Infrared Astronomical Satellite |
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ISM |
interstellar medium |
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IUE |
International Ultraviolet Explorer |
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KBO |
Kuiper Belt objects |
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LINER |
low-ionization narrow emission line region |
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MAST |
Multimission Archive at ST ScI |
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MDS |
Medium Deep Survey |
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MPA |
Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik |
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NCS |
NICMOS Cooling System |
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NGST |
Next Generation Space Telescope |
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NIC3 |
NICMOS camera #3 |
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NICMOS |
Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrograph |
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NOAO |
National Optical Astronomy Observatories |
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NRAO |
National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
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NSSDC |
National Space Science Data Center |
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NVSS |
NRAO VLA Sky Survey |
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ORFEUS |
Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometers |
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OTFC |
on-the-fly calibration |
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Palomar QVC |
QVC Palomar Quick V survey |
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PDF |
portable document format |
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POSS I |
Palomar Observatory Sky Survey I |
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POSS II |
Palomar Observatory Sky Survey II |
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PSF |
point spread function |
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QSO |
quasi-stellar object |
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RAS |
Refractive Aberration Simulator |
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S/N |
signal-to-noise ratio |
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SA3 |
solar array 3 |
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SARC |
Science Archival Research Centers |
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SERC |
Science and Engineering Research Council (UK) |
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SI |
science instrument |
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SIRTF |
Space Infrared Telescope Facility |
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Sloan* |
Sloan Digital Sky Survey *(SDSS) |
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SM3 |
servicing mission 3 |
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SM4 |
servicing mission 4 |
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SOC |
Science Oversight Committee |
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ST ScI |
Space Telescope Science Institute |
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STIC |
Space Telescope Institute Council |
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STIS |
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph |
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STUC |
Space Telescope Users Committee |
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SV |
science verification |
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TAC |
Time Allocation Committee |
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UIT |
Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope |
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VLA |
Very Large Array |
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VLT |
Very Large Telescope |
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WFC3 |
Wide Field Camera 3 |
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WFPC-2 |
Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 |
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WG |
working group |
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WUPPE |
Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Experiment |
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WWW |
World Wide Web |
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XMM |
X-ray Multi-Mirror |
