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'''Astronomical instruments''' include: |
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*[[Astrolabe]] |
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*{{annotated link|Alidade}} |
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*{{annotated link|Armillary sphere}} |
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*{{annotated link|Astrarium}} |
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*[[Planisphere]] |
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*{{annotated link|Astrolabe}} |
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*{{annotated link|Astronomical clock}} |
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*[[Armillary sphere]] |
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*{{annotated link|Blink comparator}} |
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*{{annotated link|Bolometer}} |
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*{{annotated link|Canterbury Astrolabe Quadrant}} |
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*{{annotated link|Celatone}} |
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*{{annotated link|Celestial sphere}} |
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*{{annotated link|Charge-coupled device}} |
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*{{annotated link|Computers}} |
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*{{annotated link|CMOS sensor}} |
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*{{annotated link|Coronagraph}} |
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*{{annotated link|Cosmolabe}} |
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*{{annotated link|Dioptra}} |
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*{{annotated link|Equatorial ring}} |
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*{{annotated link|Equatorium}} |
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*{{annotated link|Gnomon}} |
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*{{annotated link|Inclinometer}} |
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*{{annotated link|Interferometer}} |
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*{{annotated link|Kamal (navigation)|Kamal}} |
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*{{annotated link|Meridian circle}} |
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*{{annotated link|Microchannel plate detector}} |
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*{{annotated link|Mural instrument}} |
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*{{annotated link|Nocturnal (instrument)|Nocturnal}} |
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*{{annotated link|Octant (instrument)|Octant}} |
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*{{annotated link|Optical spectrometer|aka=Spectrograph}} |
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*{{annotated link|Orrery}} |
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*{{annotated link|Photographic plate}} |
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*{{annotated link|Photometer}} |
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*{{annotated link|Planisphere}} |
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*{{annotated link|Prague astronomical clock}} |
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*{{annotated link|Quadrant (instrument)|Quadrant}} |
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*{{annotated link|Reticle}} |
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*[[Radio plate]] |
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*{{annotated link|Retroreflector}} |
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*{{annotated link|Scaphe}} |
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*{{annotated link|Sextant (astronomical)|Sextant}} |
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*{{annotated link|Starshade}} |
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*{{annotated link|Space telescope}} |
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*{{annotated link|Spectrometers}} |
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*{{annotated link|Sundial}} |
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*{{annotated link|Telescope}} |
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*{{annotated link|Torquetum}} |
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*{{annotated link|Triquetrum (astronomy)|Triquetrum}} |
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*{{annotated link|Zenith telescope}} |
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==See also== |
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{{disambiguation}} |
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*[[Astronomy]] |
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*[[Outline of astronomy]] |
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*[[Surveying instrument]] |
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*[[Measurement instrument]] |
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Revision as of 20:59, 21 February 2024
Astronomical instruments include:
- Alidade – Device that allows one to sight a distant object
- Armillary sphere – Model of objects in the sky consisting of a framework of rings
- Astrarium – Timepiece and astronomical prediction device
- Astrolabe – Astronomical instrument
- Astronomical clock – Clock with special mechanisms and dials to display astronomical information
- Antikythera mechanism – Ancient analogue astronomical computer
- Blink comparator – Astronomical instrument used to measure movements or variations in the brightness of celestial objects
- Bolometer – Device for measuring incident electromagnetic radiation
- Canterbury Astrolabe Quadrant – astrolabe in the British Museum
- Celatone – Navigational aid reliant on tracking Jupiter's moons in the sky
- Celestial sphere – Imaginary sphere of arbitrarily large radius, concentric with the observer
- Charge-coupled device – Device for the movement of electrical charge
- Computers – Automatic general-purpose device for performing arithmetic or logical operations
- CMOS sensor – Image sensor, consisting of an integrated circuit
- Coronagraph – Telescopic attachment designed to block out the direct light from a star
- Cosmolabe – Ancient astronomical instrument
- Dioptra – Classical surveying instrument from the 3rd century BCE
- Equatorial ring – Instrument to determine the moment of the equinoxes
- Equatorium – Astronomical calculating instrument
- Gnomon – Part of a sundial that casts a shadow
- Inclinometer – Instrument used to measure the inclination of a surface relative to local gravity
- Interferometer – Measurement method using interference of waves
- Kamal – Celestial navigation device that determines latitude
- Meridian circle – Astronomical instrument for timing of the passage of stars
- Microchannel plate detector – Detection single parties and photons
- Mural instrument – Type of angle measuring device
- Nebra sky disk – Bronze artefact, c. 1600 BCE, found in Nebra, Germany
- Nocturnal – instrument used to determine the local time based on the relative positions of two or more stars in the night sky
- Octant – Measuring instrument used primarily in navigation; type of reflecting instrument
- Optical spectrometer, also known as Spectrograph – Instrument to measure the properties of visible light
- Orrery – Mechanical model of the Solar System
- Photographic plate – Target medium in photography
- Photometer – Instrument to measure light intensity
- Planisphere – Class of star chart
- Prague astronomical clock – Medieval astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall building in Prague, Czech Republic
- Quadrant – Navigation instrument
- Reticle – Aim markings in optical devices, e.g. crosshairs
- Radio plate
- Retroreflector – Device to reflect radiation back to its source
- Scaphe – Sundial said to have been invented by Aristarchus
- Sextant – Measuring instrument in Astronomy
- Starshade – Proposed occulter
- Space telescope – Instrument in space to study astronomical objects
- Spectrometers – Used to measure spectral components of light
- Sundial – Device that tells the time of day by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky
- Telescope – Instrument that makes distant objects appear magnified
- Torquetum – Medieval astronomical instrument
- Triquetrum – Ancient astronomical instrument
- Zenith telescope – Type of telescope that points straight up