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astrophotography

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi
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noun

Meaning 1

The photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events or areas of the night sky.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: arts, astronomy, hobbies, lifestyle, natural-sciences, photography

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: astronomical imaging

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h2stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) French photographiebor. English photography English astrophotography From astro- + photography.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 天文攝影 /天文摄影 (tiānwén shèyǐng) — photography of celestial objects
  • Dutch: astrofotografie — photography of celestial objects
  • Finnish: tähtivalokuvaus — photography of celestial objects
  • French: astrophotographie — photography of celestial objects
  • German: Astrofotografie — photography of celestial objects
  • Greek: αστροφωτογραφία (astrofotografía) — photography of celestial objects
  • Hungarian: asztrofotózás — photography of celestial objects
  • Italian: astrofotografia — photography of celestial objects
  • Korean: 천체사진술 (cheonchesajinsul) — photography of celestial objects
  • Persian: عکاسی نجومی ('akkâsi-ye nojumi) — photography of celestial objects
  • Polish: astrofotografia — photography of celestial objects
  • Portuguese: astrofotografia — photography of celestial objects
  • Romanian: astrofotografie — photography of celestial objects
  • Russian: а́строфотогра́фия (ástrofotográfija) — photography of celestial objects
  • Spanish: astrofotografía — photography of celestial objects
  • Vietnamese: nhiếp ảnh thiên văn — photography of celestial objects
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