Acronyms!! Help!

[JessicaFaye]

Hello!

I just joined SGL a couple of days ago and am seriously enjoying looking at some of the stunning photos and reading about how they're done... However I was wondering if someone would give me a brief breakdown of some of the most common acronyms used for astronomy? Just to give me a bit more ease of read and help me pick things up better! Thank you!

Clears skies everyone,

Jessica

[emadmoussa]

Humm..

Frac = refractor telescope

Dob = Dobsonian telescope

SCT = Schmidt Cassegrain telescope

EP = eyepiece

CC = coma corrector

GS = guide scope

DSO = deep sky object

AP = Astro-photography

Obsy = Observatory

Dec = declination

RA = right ascension

ED = Extra low dispersion (corrected lenses for refractors)

FOV =  field of view

CA = chromatic aberration

...mmm...these just occurred to mind. I hope it helps.

[JessicaFaye]

Thank you very much! Just what I was looking for. Also when it comes to AP does the acronym RGB mean red, green, blue?

[emadmoussa]

Thank you very much! Just what I was looking for. Also when it comes to AP does the acronym RGB mean red, green, blue?

Correct.

[sologuitarist61]

Nicely answered emad!

[Oily]

GEM or EQ = german equatorial mount

[Zuben Elgenubi]

This thread might be helpful:

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/98716-abbreviations-acronyms-and-glossary-of-terms/

[narrowbandpaul]

AP can also be (is more often) Astro-Physics. A company making things worth remortgaging for.

CCD is Charge-Coupled Device

CMOS is Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

DSS Deep Sky Stacker

PHD Push Here Dummy guiding software

NB Narrowband

[JessicaFaye]

This is very helpful, thanks everyone

Jessica

[leemanley]

All of the above forgot the most important one

EW = Empty Wallet !!!!

[JessicaFaye]

All of the above forgot the most important one

EW = Empty Wallet !!!!

Indeed!! I think with this hobby and wanting better and better equipment an EW is what I shall have for a while!!

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[Star Gazer]

PA=Polar Alignment

LOL=Lost Of Love 

RTFM=Read The Flipping Manual

[WaveSoarer]

OTA - optical tube assembly

[knobby]

Alt , altitude az, azimuth FICA , flip it's cloudy again ;-)

[JessicaFaye]

FICA... Hopefully will be one I don't see or use much... But then again, lets get real I live in England!

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[andyo]

AA astroart

PI pixinsight

PS or CS photoshop

and guess what FICA

[JessicaFaye]

God damn clouds!! I think I jinxed it by buying a scope and being uncontrollably excited about using it.... :-/

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[emadmoussa]

AA astroart

PI pixinsight

PS or CS photoshop

and guess what FICA

I usually use AA to refer to Altair Astro

[JessicaFaye]

Oh right... AA... It's just a breakdown service to me

Thank you everyone! I'm getting there... Slowly!

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[andyo]

I usually use AA to refer to Altair Astro

I suppose context comes into it by the way I never new the f

In fica stood for flip I always thought it stood for something else

[JessicaFaye]

I suppose context comes into it by the way I never new the f

In fica stood for flip I always thought it stood for something else

I guess the abbreviation is a way to avoid the shame of '[word removed]'....

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