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IMHO
— In My Humble Opinion
HIV
— Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
LAN
— Local Area Network
ETA
— Estimated Time of Arrival
PPNE
— Proto-Planetary Bebulae
PNX
— Pulsar Network Exchange
HIPAA
— Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
MM
— Millimeter
LUNNO
— Lunar Upper Navigation Nacelle Orb
COBRAS-SAMBA
— Cosmic Background Radiation Anisotropy Satellite / Satellite for Measurement of Background Anisotrop
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
WWW
— World Wide Web
ASAP
— As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
A
— Ampere
ICD
— Interface Control Document
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
CSA
— Canadian Space Agency
WHO
— World Health Organization
CDR
— Critical Design Review
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
SAR
— Search And Rescue
UFO
— Unidentified Flying Object
ESA
— European Space Agency
QC
— Quality Control
EOF
— End Of File
ELV
— Expendable Launch Vehicle
ISO
— International Organization for Standardization
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
AFAIK
— As Far As I Know
PDR
— Preliminary Design Review
BTW
— By The Way
HEAO
— High Energy Astronomy Observatory
AU
— Astronomical Unit
CD
— Compact Disc
MB
— Megabyte
CY
— Calendar Year
NFS
— Network File System
CV
— Curriculum Vitae
STS
— Space Transportation System
CCB
— Configuration Control Board
MOA
— Memorandum Of Agreement
A&AT
— Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions
CBO
— Congressional Budget Office
ROI
— Region of Interest
EEO
— Equal Employment Opportunity
FYI
— For Your Information
APU
— Auxiliary Power Unit
ADS
— Astrophysics Data System
GATT
— General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
COB
— close of business (End of duty day)
SN
— Space Network
SIR
— Shuttle Imaging Radar
DOT
— Department of Transport
BAT
— Burst Alert Telescope
PT
— Physical Therapy
FAR
— Flight Acceptance Review
DDL
— Data Definition Language
MPH
— Miles Per Hour
A&ARV
— Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
R&D
— Research & Development
AHU
— Air Handling Unit
WAN
— Wide Area Network
SCSI
— Small Computer System Interface
IP
— Internet Protocol
RF
— Radio Frequency
OSO
— Orbiting Solar Observatory
ACE
— Advanced Composition Explorer
NSO
— National Solar Observatory
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
RFP
— Request For Proposal
COSPAR
— Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
FOV
— Field Of View (satellite)
E&PSL
— Earth and Planetary Science Letters
AAS
— American Astronomical Society
ISF
— Industrial Space Facility
USAF
— United States Air Force
AIAA
— American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
FM
— Flight Model
CRS
— Congressional Research Service
NHLBI
— National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
DMSP
— Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
CKSM
— checksum
JAXA
— Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
DME
— Durable Medical Equipment
IFOV
— Instantaneous Field Of View
OPD
— Outpatient Department
FOS
— Faint Object Spectrograph
OTA
— Optical Telescope Assembly
ACS
— American College of Surgeons
SIG
— Special Interest Group
BAE
— British Aerospace Systems, LTD
FD
— Flight Day
SRL
— Space Radar Laboratory
ADP
— Automated Data Processing
LTE
— Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium
DCC
— Document Control Center
GMT
— Giant Magellan Telescope
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
ISRO
— Indian Space Research Organisation
I/O
— Input/Output
CAP
— College of American Pathologists
APS
— American Physical Society
BTU
— British Thermal Unit
NM
— Nanometer
EST
— Eastern Standard Time
ISO
— Infrared Space Observatory
KG
— Kilogram
SQA
— Software Quality Assurance
GR
— General Relativity
CM
— Centimeter
CM
— Configuration Management
PPM
— parts per million
HMO
— Health Maintenance Organization
SCA
— Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
GMP
— Good Manufacturing Practice
BMA
— British Medical Association
TV
— Television
LOR
— Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
SAS
— Small Astronomy Satellite
CHSAJ
— Chinese Society of Astronautics Journal
FTA
— Fault Tree Analysis
UCL
— University College London
M
— Meter
BHB
— Black Hole Bang
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
AJ
— Astronomical Journal
MRB
— Material Review Board
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
JAAVSO
— Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
FFT
— Fast Fourier Transform
MSFC
— Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
ANS
— Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
ASTM
— American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
LOI
— Lunar Orbit Insertion
SF
— Science Fiction
IRB
— Institutional Review Board
ASCII
— American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
CHJAA
— Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
CRO
— Contract Research Organization
SISEX
— Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
ROM
— Rough Order of Magnitude
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
SPR
— Software Problem Report
SRM
— Solid Rocket Motor
HV
— High Voltage
ADA&A
— Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics
ADF
— Astrophysics Data Facility
BASD
— Ball Aerospace Systems Division
GEM
— Giotto Extended Mission
CRF
— Case Report Form
PR
— Problem Report
ATO
— Abort To Orbit
ISS
— International Space Station
AMU
— Atomic Mass Unit
ALS
— Advanced Launch System
ADIL
— Astronomy Data Image Library
LM
— Lunar Module
LOE
— Level Of Effort
LEO
— Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
CW
— Clockwise
DUNRE
— Dunsink Observatory Reprints
DC
— Direct Current
CMB
— Cosmic Microwave Background
NCCLS
— National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
A&G
— Astronomy and Geophysics
SI
— Scientific Investigation
ZAND
— Z ANDromedae
CSTC
— Consolidated Space Test Center
NASP
— National Aerospace Plane
N/A
— Not Applicable
RFI
— Radio Frequency Interference
DAR
— Defense Acquisition Regulation
NSF
— National Sanitation Foundation
EU
— European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
DFRC
— Dryden Flight Research Center
DRS
— Data Relay Satellite
ST
— Star Tracker
R&QA
— Reliability & Quality Assurance
ESAJ
— European Space Agency Journal
CEN
— Committee European de Normalisation
NSA
— National Security Agency
VHF
— Very High Frequency
WAXD
— Wide-Angle X-Ray Diffraction
GO
— General Observer
SDD
— Software Design Document
PPO
— Preferred provider organization
B-V
— Binary - Variable star
A&A
— Astronomy and Astrophysics
SME
— Solar Mesosphere Explorer
CDM
— Cold Dark Matter
EDO
— Extended Duration Orbiter
TES
— Thermal Emission Spectrometer
ST
— Space Telescope
CCAFS
— Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, an air force base in Florida where NASA launches satellites from.
LOS
— Line Of Sight
JSC
— Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
MS
— Millisecond
AHA
— American Hospital Association
HOPPS
— Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
COMSP
— Commercial Space
WP
— Work Package
RAM
— random-access memory
HCFA
— Health Care Financing Administration
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
LEM
— Lunar Excursion Module
A/N
— Alphanumeric
HF
— High Frequency
TBD
— To Be Determined
AOCS
— Attitude and Orbit Control System
☿
— Mercury
CASJ
— Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal
M&PS
— Meteoritics and Planetary Science
ECSS
— European Cooperation for Space Standardization
ALEXIS
— Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
BCD
— Binary-Coded Decimal
PDP
— Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
MADOO
— Madras Observatory Astronomical Observations
D
— Diameter
MOSPO
— Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
NEC
— National Electrical Code
WG
— Working Group
JSAR
— Journal of Space Astronomy Research
P&SS
— Planetary and Space Science
DEC
— Declination
DFRF
— Dryden Flight Research Facility
BUBES
— Bulletin of the University of Besancon Observatory
PM
— Pressurized Module
ND
— NASA Document
ZEPLIN
— ZonEd Proportional scintillation in LIquid Noble gases
UT
— University of Texas
CHJSS
— Chinese Journal of Space Science
FU
— Flight Unit
K
— Kilo-
BH
— Black Hole
F&CRE
— Flower and Cook Observatory Reprints
SA
— Solar Array
COBE
— Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
AAMI
— Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
IUS
— Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
URL
— Universal Resource Locator
CHSST
— Chinese Space Science Technology
HSP
— High Speed Photometer
SVD
— Singular Value Decomposition
MCO
— Mars Climate Orbiter
MOL
— Manned Orbiting Laboratory
DC
— Delta Clipper
STR
— Software Test Report
ASTRA
— Advanced Star Tracker
JANSC
— Journal of Astronautical Sciences
NSP
— NASA Support Plan
P-E
— Perkin-Elmer Corporation
RTLS
— Return To Launch Site
AW&ST
— Aviation Week & Space Technology
BAICZ
— Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of Czechoslovakia
PIFOV
— Planet In Field Of View
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
ERBS
— Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
DD
— Deputy Director
RAS
— Royal Astronomical Society
FIFO
— First In, First Out
LCC
— Launch Control Center (KSC)
BBF
— Bursty Bulk Flow
MIS
— Management Information System (OSHA)
FITS
— Flexible Image Transport System
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
DUNOP
— Dunsink Observatory Publications
JOP
— Jupiter Orbiter Probe
NIOSH
— National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
APO
— Apache Point Observatory
EU
— Expanded Universe
TM
— Telemetry
LARC
— Langley Research Center (NASA)
ASC
— Ambulatory Surgery Center
FAQ
— Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
PDS
— Planetary Data System
AO
— Adaptive Optics
KSC
— John F. Kennedy Space Center
HD
— Hilary Duff
AA&AA
— Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts Heidelberg
CASJQ
— Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal Quarter
NAI
— No Action Indicated (Most Favorable Food & Drug Administration Post-inspection Classification)
IPA
— Individual Practice Association
DSCS
— U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
SSID1
— Soviet Space Insertion Diverter One
CHIME
— College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
D
— Director
ABBOO
— Abbadia Observatory Observations
OIG
— Office of Inspector General
SPARTAN
— Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
EUVE
— Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
CPI
— Continuous Process Improvement
CRAF
— Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
ESDAC
— European Space Data Center
JPL
— Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
SAAOC
— South African Astronomical Observatory Circular
SSME
— Space Shuttle Main Engine
P/SOS
— Payload/Spacecraft Operations Simulator
R/T
— Real Time
IR
— Infrared
ASRM
— Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
NAM
— National Association of Manufacturers
MOC
— Mars Observer Camera
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
ADC
— Analog-Digital Converter
USP
— United States Pharmacopeia
CAPS
— Cassini Plasma Spectrometer
FORTRAN
— FORmula TRANslation (a computer language)
E-ELT
— European Extremely Large Telescope
SSI
— Space Studies Institute
WISE
— Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
LGA
— Low Gain Antenna
AT
— Acceptance Test
N
— Nitrogen
ARMOL
— Armagh Observatory Leaflet
AP
— Array Processor
FY
— Fiscal Year
NASM
— National Air and Space Museum
FTE
— Full-Time Employee
LRB
— Liquid Rocket Booster
ERS
— Earth Resources Satellite
IAU
— International Astronomical Union
DMA
— direct memory access (computer term)
BNSC
— British National Space Centre
ROSAT
— Roentgen Satellite
SDAC
— Solar Data Analysis Center
NORAD
— North American Air Defense (Command)
OS
— Operating System
SST
— States Supersonic Transport
OV
— Orbital Vehicle
AARP
— American Association of Retired Persons
AHRQ
— Agency for Health, Research, and Quality
GTO
— Geostationary Transfer Orbit
SIM
— Simulator
SUMS
— Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
IEC
— International Electrotechnical Commission
DOE
— United States Department of Energy (government)
IDE
— Investigational Device Exemption
SDR
— System Design Review
NRC
— National Response Center
N
— Newton
ASCA
— Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
PABEI
— Progress in Astronomy
JILA
— Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
AAAS
— American Association for the Advancement of Science
MMS
— Module Management System
CFR
— Code of Federal Regulations
ROSA
— Romanian Space Agency
SOW
— Statement Of Work
GSFC
— Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
TNM
— The New Millenium
RPM
— Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
ADFRF
— Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
NASDA
— National Space Development Agency of Japan
RTG
— Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
QJRAS
— Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society
AFSD
— Air Force Space Division
SLAR
— Side-Looking Airborne Radar
FDA
— Food Drug Administration
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
MMU
— Manned Maneuvering Unit
RCS
— Reaction Control System/Subsystem
NOAA
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
SARA
— Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers
MPL
— Mars Polar Lander
JD
— Julian Date
LPS
— Launch Processing System
NAS
— United States National Academy of Sciences
BPS
— bits per second
BASBR
— Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of Brazil
RSA
— Russian Space Agency
CTE
— Charge Transfer Efficiency
MTPE
— Mission To Planet Earth
NSI
— NASA Science Internet
APM
— Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
MHD
— Magnetohydrodynamic
LCROSS
— Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
MEM
— Meteoroid Exposure Module
SIM
— Space Interferometry Mission
JALPO
— Journal of the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers
CITECH
— Center for Information on Technology in Healthcare
SAO
— Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
LF
— Luminosity Function
ESTEC
— European Space Research and Technology Centre
LMSS
— Lunar Mapping and Survey System
ACMAN
— Astronomical Contributions from the University of Manchester
S/N
— Serial Number
ESRO
— European Space Research Organisation
PALLO
— Publications of the Allegheny Observatory of the University of Pittsburgh
WFF
— Wallops Flight Facility
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
FRR
— Flight Readiness Review
JASEG
— Journal of the Astronomical Society of Egypt
COSTAR
— Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
DAOAR
— Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Annual Report
MFPE
— Mission from Planet Earth
OMB
— Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
AREG
— Astronomical Register
MGMA
— Medical Group Management Association
MMDA
— Michigan Medical Device Association
IUE
— International Ultraviolet Explorer
LED
— law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
AMPS
— Atmospheric Magnetospheric Plasma System
CIRCE
— Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
DSN
— Deep Space Network - network of large antennas and communication facilities.
MMT
— Multiple Mirror Telescope
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
AOA
— Angle Of Attack
ROI
— Return on Investment
DSS
— Deep Space Station
ITU
— Infrared Telescope Unit
OSCAR
— Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
APJ
— Astrophysical Journal
JEM
— Japanese Experiment Module
OPF
— Orbiter Processing Facility
CRC
— Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
AACCS
— Analytical Approach to Candidate Constellation Selection
SNR
— Signal-to-Noise Ratio
RA
— Right Ascension
RADAR
— RAdio Detection And Ranging
DOMSAT
— Domestic Communications Satellite System
NIST
— National Institute of Standards and Technology
NCOS
— National Commission on Space
MOA
— Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics
POEM
— Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
NASAR
— NASA Reference Publication
SSTO
— Single-Stage-to-Orbit
CM
— Command Module
MVM
— Mariner Venus/Mercury
ASTD
— Advanced Space Technology Division
UT
— Universal Time
JAPAS
— Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy Supplement
Z
— Zenith
TARDIS
— Time And Relative Dimensions In Space. Dr Who's company car, so to speak. I can confirm that it is 'Dimensions' not 'Dimension'. This begs the follow-up question as to whether the Dimensions are relative to each other or to time, or to both, or to somethi
NASAS
— NASA Special Publication
DMERC
— Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier
PCM
— Pulse-Code Modulation
IMBH
— Intermediate-Mass Black Hole
ATDRS
— Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
ACRIM
— Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS)
CDSF
— Commercially Developed Space Facility
GPC
— General Purpose Computer
OSS
— Office of Space Sciences
CCTV
— Closed Circuit Television
NRT
— near real time
O&M
— Operation and Maintenance
NASAL
— NASA Circular Letter
LOD
— Length of Day
FHST
— fixed-head star tracker
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
PRAES
— Progress in Aerospace Sciences
SADE-1
— Solar Array Deploy Electronics-11
ISAS
— Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (Japan)
ANEDI
— Annals of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
MSX
— Midcourse Space Experiment
PCA
— Proportional Counter Array
PADEU
— Publications of the Astronomy Deparment of the Eotvos Lorand University
ACICH
— Astronomical Circular
IEEE
— Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
ASPP
— Atmospheric and Space Plasma Physics
CHIPS
— Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
UL
— Underwriters Laboratory
LSR
— Local Standard of Rest
PN
— Planetary Nebula
AFSCN
— Air Force Space Command network
ESRIN
— European Space Research Institute
APL
— Applied Physics Laboratory (at Johns Hopkins)
NASAC
— NASA Conference Publication
SFR
— Star Formation Rate
DUROO
— Durham Observatory Observations
STICA
— Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
CFF
— Columbus Free Flyer
FS
— Far Side
PHASP
— Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
AMA
— American Medical Association
CDT
— Connaissance Des Temps
NASO
— North American Space Operations
MMA
— Minnesota Medical Association
GSC
— Guide Star Catalog
ATV
— Automated Transfer Vehicle
TANSTAAFL
— There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (coined By Author Robert A. Heinlein In His The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress)
ABHI
— Association of British Health-Care Industries
OSSA
— Office of Space Sciences and Applications
HR
— HUMAN RESOURCES
CON
— Certificate Of Need
RVU
— Relative Value Unit
ESOC
— European Space Operations Center
FDR
— Final Design Review
XEUS
— X-Ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission
COWRO
— Contributions from the Wroclaw Astronomical Observatory
DSMB
— Data Safety Monitoring Board
PSI
— Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)
PCS
— Pointing Control System
IIRC
— If I Recall Correctly
PDR
— Photo Dissociation Region
VO
— Virtual Observatory
MDI
— Michelson Doppler Imager
SEOS
— Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
DIST
— Distance
CQGRS
— Classical and Quantum Gravity Supplement
DYERE
— Dyer Observatory Reprints
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
UTC
— Coordinated Universal Time
CGRO
— Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
AIRCO
— Air et Cosmos
HQ
— Headquarters (HDQ Preferred)
CNB
— Cosmic Neutrino Background
MHW
— Ministry of Health and Welfare
SNAP
— Supernova / Acceleration Probe
VATOP
— Vatican Observatory Publications
RAZEL
— Range, Azimuth and Elevation
WD
— White Dwarf
PPCAS
— Publication of the Pomona College Astronomical Society
SRB
— Solid Rocket Boosters
LLO
— Low Lunar Orbit
RQQ
— Radio Quiet Quasar
NBS
— National Bureau of Standards (US)
MADOB
— Madras Observatory Observations
GRC
— Glenn Research Center
ESTP
— European Space Technology Platform
SR
— Special Relativity
SLC
— Space Launch Complex
NEMA
— National Electric Manufacturer's Association
GCP
— Good Clinical Practice
AG
— Astronomische Gesellschaft
ND
— Neutral Density
MVI
— Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
SPP
— Solar Physics Payload
WET
— Whole Earth Telescope
MMI
— Man-Machine Interface
RALPH
— Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
SPART
— Space Research and Technology
ZAHB
— Zero-Age Horizontal Branch
PSC
— Point Source Catalog
M&R
— Maintenance and Refurbishment
ADSPR
— Advances in Space Research
RSN
— Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
LANL
— Los Alamos National Laboratory
APJS
— Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
CV
— Cataclysmic Variable
ESIS
— ESA Space Information Systems
TCPA
— Time for Closest Point of Approach
PM
— Project Manager
ASPRV
— Astrophysics and Space Physics Reviews
PHA
— Physics And Astronomy
ASTHE
— Astronomical Herald
WASOA
— Washburn Observatory Astrophysics
DBMS
— Data Base Management System
PPARC
— Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
SPMAR
— Space Markets
MSFN
— Manned Space Flight Network
COROT
— Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
LASCO
— Large Angle Spectrometric Coronograph
KB
— Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
IFA
— Institute for Astronomy
PVO
— Pioneer Venus Orbiter
CEA
— Center for EUV Astrophysics
SM
— Secondary Mirror
LAN
— Local Apparent Noon
CASS
— Center for Advanced Space Studies
COCAM
— Contributions from the Cambridge Observatory England
AEXPR
— Astronomy Express
JASS
— Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
SPRBU
— Space Research Bulgaria
COKON
— Commmunications of the Konkoly Observatory Hungary
FIRSSE
— Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
SPVW
— Spaceview
AAT
— Anglo Australian Telescope
TEM
— Transverse Electromagnetic
ASI
— Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
ANMN
— Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter
MTC
— Man-Tended Capability
PCARS
— Publication of COMU Astrophysics Research Center
CL
— Command Language
ROTFL
— Roll On The Floor Laughing
OG
— Original Gravity
BAO
— Beijing Astronomical Observatory
PC
— Planetary Camera
ADEPS
— Advances in Earth and Planetary Sciences
LAT
— Large Area Telescope
AURA
— Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
PAH
— Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
ICE
— International Cometary Explorer
DUDOR
— Dudley Observatory Reports
XRD
— X-Ray Diffraction
EAA
— Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
BPSK
— binary phase shift keying
AMS
— American Meteor Society
HIV
— Hair Is Vanishing. Amusing alternative interpretation (thanks EP) contrasting with the seriousness of the more usual meaning of Human Immunodeficiency Virus.HIVIHusband Is Village Idiot. (ODSA) Classic nurses' shorthand.
LH
— Liquid Hydrogen
RPM
— Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know
MM
— Memory Module
NMI
— Nautical Mile
CQGRA
— Classical and Quantum Gravity
CRB
— Change Review Board
RAE
— Radio Astronomy Explorer
STO
— Solar Terrestrial Observatory
CMP
— Competitive Medical Plan
JBAS
— Journal of the British Astronomical Society
FTC
— Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
DEACO
— Dearborn Observatory Contributions
PASAU
— Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia
COLPL
— Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
POMIC
— Publications of Michigan Observatory
OPM
— Outer Planet Mission
TLA
— Three Letter Abbreviation
GMT
— Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
ARC
— Ames Research Center (NASA)
TPF
— Terrestrial Planet Finder
CG
— Center of Gravity (DXS)
PROE
— Publications of the Royal Observatory of Edinburgh
SAR
— synthetic aperture radar (satellite)
CATS
— Cheap Access to Space
MRSR
— Mars Rover Sample Return
INS
— Inertial Navigation System
CASE
— computer-automated software engineering
PA
— Popular Astronomy
EC
— European Community
NIH
— NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
GPE
— Gravitational Potential Energy
BBT
— Big Bang Theory
BTOK
— Bulletin of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory
LASS
— large-amplitude space simulator
RISC
— Reduced Instruction Set Computer
BLOB
— Binary Large Object
EOY
— End-Of-Year
GAO
— Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
MIT
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
AMPS
— Atmosphere, Magnetosphere & Plasmas in Space
SAPS
— Sub Auroral Polarization Streams
UW
— University of Wisconsin
TMT
— Thirty-Meter Telescope
ESABU
— European Space Agency Bulletin
HIRA
— Health Industry Representatives Association
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
SSI
— Solid-State Imager
AAMC
— American Association of Medical Colleges
EBS
— Electron Bombarded Silicon
WAIS
— Wide Area Information Server
AXAF
— Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility
ADCBU
— Astronomical Data Center Bulletin
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
JRASC
— Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
APOD
— Astronomy Picture of the Day
NIST
— National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
JAXA
— Japan Aerospace Exploration System
SSBUV
— shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
MEV
— Mars Excursion Vehicle
AR
— Active Region
SST
— Spectroscopic Survey Telescope
G
— Gravity
PRCO
— Publications of the Riverview College Observatory
OVS
— Observation of Variable Stars
PR
— Public Relations
DSSC
— Deep Space Station Complex
TV
— Thermal Vacuum
GIF
— Graphic Interchange Format
ONRAS
— Occasional Notes of the Royal Astronomical Society
ASHP
— American Society of Hospital Pharmacists
Z
— Zulu (Greenwich mean time)
OTV
— Orbital Transfer Vehicle
ORROE
— Occasional Reports of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
ORIG
— Origin
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
LEGRI
— Low Energy Gamma-Ray Imager
PHP
— Planetary Horizontal Platform
BKOAS
— Bulletin of Korean Astronomical Society
ISSRT
— Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
A&AS
— Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
NSTL
— National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
JBAA
— Journal of the British Astronomical Association
LR
— Long Radius
MECO
— Magnetospheric Eternally Collapsing Object
PHRMA
— Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (formerly PMA, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association)
SOT
— Solar Optical Telescope
EIA
— Extended Interaction Amplifier
FRC
— Flight Research Center
ISO 14155
— Current Widely Accepted Standard
ANDUD
— Annals of the Dudley Observatory
JDSO
— Journal of Double Star Observations
BAA
— British Astronomical Association
PPN
— Proto-Planetary Nebula
MELOO
— Melbourne Observatory Observations
ESOSP
— European Southern Observatory Scientific Preprints
E
— Earth
COMAP
— Comments on Astrophysics
RFNA
— Red Fuming Nitric Acid
CFA
— Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA
NERVA
— Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
VAB
— Vertical Assembly Building
NIZRE
— Nizamiah Observatory Reprints
RMS
— root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
ANDEA
— Annales of the Dearborn Observatory
ALPOJ
— Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers Journal
NSSDC
— National Space Science Data Center (Greenbelt, MD)
ARISTOTELES
— Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite
TOMS
— Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument)
CRPL
— Cosmic Ray Physics Laboratory
PROM
— Programmable Read-Only Memory
LM&SS
— Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
AREPS
— Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
AOA
— Abort Once Around (shuttle Abort Plan)
MNRAS
— Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
MDD
— Medical Device Directive
GHZ
— Gigahertz
ANLOW
— Annals of the Lowell Observatory
CYSF
— Cape York Space Facility
BASI
— Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India
COSRE
— Cosmic Research
ET
— External Tank
CHARA
— Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy
ACRV
— Assured Crew Return Vehicle
ASTL
— Astronomy Letters
JAMA
— Journal of the American Medical Association
CU
— Calibration Unit
PHA
— Potentially Hazardous Asteroid
DIN
— Deutsches Institut für Normung.
ESPI
— European Space Policy Institute
KM
— Kilometer (1,000 meters)
MDS
— Medium Deep Survey
COVVO
— Contributions of the Van Vleck Observatory
TAG
— Technical Advisory Group for Biological Control Agents of Weeds
VAI
— Voluntary Action Indicated (Food & Drug Administration postaudit inspection classification)
GE
— General Electric American Communications Inc.
ANHAR
— Annals of Harvard College Observatory
COBRN
— Contributions of the Public Observatory and Planetarium in Brno
DG
— Data Group
PAMELA
— Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
PLICO
— Publications of Lick Observatory
LBNL
— Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
ESOAR
— European Southern Observatory Annual Reports
GOES
— Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
TAC
— Telescope Allocation Committee
JAHH
— Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
IRAJ
— Irish Astronomical Journal
IGM
— Intergalactic Medium
M
— Messier
FAT
— File Allocation Table
IDTF
— Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility
VMS
— Virtual Memory System
ISBRV
— International Space Business Review
AAOPR
— Anglo-Australian Observatory Epping Preprint
ICCD
— Intensified Charge-Coupled Device
CEMEC
— Celestial Mechanics
TOY
— Time of Year
OSTA
— Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
AACC
— American Association for Clinical Chemists
DPS
— Division for Planetary Sciences
FAC
— Facilities
ANLUN
— Annals of the Observatory of Lund
APH
— Astroparticle Physics
EDT
— Eastern Daylight Time
ODF
— Orbit Determination Facility
COBOS
— Contributions from the Bosscha Observervatory
CDS
— Coronal Diagnostic Spectrometer
PASJ
— Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
MCD
— Minimum Cost Design
TTA
— Time to Apogee
NUSTAR
— Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
ADS
— Astrophysics Data Service
BSI
— British Standards Institution
MS
— Master Schedule
CEMDA
— Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
NDA
— New Drug Application
AREP
— Astronomy Reports
CIUO
— Circular of the Union Observatory Johannesburg
COASP
— Comments on Astrophysics and Space Physics
CHA&A
— Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics
NEAR
— Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous
EBCI
— Eclipsing Binaries Circulars
AU
— Alternate Universe
EGG
— Evaporating Gaseous Globule
SEF
— Space Environmental Facility
SRAG
— Space Radiation Analysis Group
OAO
— Orbital Astronomical Observatory
USGS
— United States Geological Survey (DOI)
WMO
— World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
OMS
— orbital maneuvering system
JCAP
— Journal of Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics
UVS
— Ultraviolet Spectrometer
ASA
— Astronomical Society Of The Atlantic
MST
— Mean Solar Time
PHS
— Public Health Service (U.S.)
JASAC
— Japan Astronomical Study Association Circulars
SHA
— Sidereal Hour Angle
ADVAMED
— Advanced Medical Technology Association
NRL
— Naval Research Laboratory
ASSU
— Annual Scientific Supplement to Urania
JAPOA
— Japan Amateur Photoelectric Observers Association
OAP
— Odessa Astronomical Publications
PMUNO
— Publications of the Munich Observatory
CIBAA
— Circular of the British Astronomical Association
OARE
— Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
ASC
— Agence Spatiale Canadienne
WHT
— William Herschel Telescope
MITI
— Ministry of International Trade & Industry (Japan)
SDI
— Strategic Defense Initiative
OWL
— Overwhelmingly Large Telescope
ISU
— International Space University
COARM
— Contributions from the Armagh Observatory
COSKA
— Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso
FOC
— Faint Object Camera
AUJPA
— Australian Journal of Physics Astrophysical Supplement
LOX
— Liquid Oxygen
PLAST
— Planetary Astronomy
POS
— Point of Service Plan
RGB
— Red Giant Branch
MASER
— microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
ASM
— American Society for Microbiology
ARKOD
— Annual Report of the Kodaikanal Observatory
SCP
— Supernova Cosmology Project
OBC
— Onboard Computer
PAAS
— Publications of the American Astronomical Society
PNAOJ
— Publications of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
SDO
— Scattered Disk Object
POMIN
— Publications of the Astronomical Observatory University of Minnesota
RSU
— Rate Sensor Unit
PASA
— Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
JAD
— Journal of Astronomical Data
JBRE
— Jodrell Bank Reprints
NEEDS
— NASA end-to-end data system
ANCAP
— Annals of the Cape Observatory
LHA
— Local Hour Angle
CAMRE
— Cambridge Observatories Reprints
SPIRE
— Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
MERIS
— Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
MCC
— Mission Control Center (JSC)
E&S
— Earth and Space
PMANO
— Publications of the Manila Observatory
CDRH
— Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration)
BAAS
— Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
DMF
— Data Management Facility
DSSN
— Delta Scuti Star Newsletter
BBXRT
— Broadband XRay Telescope
SPPOL
— Space Policy
IRAJS
— Irish Astronomical Journal Supplement
LAMOST
— Large sky Area Multi-Object fiber Spectroscopic Telescope
AE
— Adverse Event
CCR
— Configuration Change Request
SSRMS
— Space Station Remote Manipulator System
VLSI
— Very-Large-Scale Integration
HTH
— Hope This Helps. Email abbreviation when replying to requests. Potentially counter-productive if the recipient doesn't understand what it means...
OAI
— Official Action Indicated (serious Food & Drug Administration post-inspection classification)
EOL
— End Of Line
CME
— Coronal Mass Ejection (usually Sun)
EXA
— Experimental Astronomy
COLIC
— Contributions of Lick Observatory
LBLRR
— LBL Research Review
MMKMO
— Memoirs Of The Kakioka Magnetic Observatory
CODDO
— Communications from the David Dunlap Observatory
JBIS
— Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
COROE
— Communications from the Royal Observatory Edinburgh
FCPH
— Fundamentals of Cosmic Physics
OSHA
— Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
IQSY
— International Quiet Sun Year
HP
— Hewlett Packard's
STACC
— Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
BPI
— bits per inch
JIMO
— Journal of the International Meteor Organization
ETLA
— Extended Three Letter Acronym
GLOMR
— Global Low-Orbiting Message Relay
DDCMP
— Digital Data Communications Message Protocol
K
— Kilogram
VBR
— Variable Bit Rate (ATM)
LBT
— Large Binocular Telescope
ARA&A
— Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
IDT
— Investigation Definition Team
XRT
— X-Ray Telescope
COSSE
— Cosmic Search Summer
SPIRIT
— Spatial Infrared Telescope
VTVL
— Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing
ARCHS
— Archaeoastronomy Supplement
MECO
— Main Engine Cutoff
MELAR
— Melbourne Observatory Annual Report
JAPA
— Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
VSOP
— VLBI Space Observatory Program
AMIA
— The American Medical Informatics Association
CNSA
— China National Space Administration
COPRE
— Copenhagen University Observatory Reprints
SSPF
— Space Station Processing Facility
ELT
— Extremely Large Telescope
BCRAO
— Bulletin Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
BOD
— Board of Directors (Budget)
MWOAR
— Mount Wilson Observatory Annual Report
EEXSC
— Earth and Extraterrestrial Sciences
PLANEMO
— Planetary Mass Object
SG
— Shattered Galaxy (game)
JHAS
— Journal for the History of Astronomy Supplement
PMC
— Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
CDC
— Centers for Disease Control
PERCO
— Perkins Observatory Contributions
NAFTA
— North American Free Trade Agreement
PGLO
— Publications of the Goethe Link Observatory
JKAS
— Journal of Korean Astronomical Society
SAC
— Solar Array Carrier
F
— Degrees Fahrenheit
LAC
— Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
BHB
— Blue Horizontal Branch
WR
— Western Range
ASQ
— Alpha System Qualification
ROE
— Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
CIRRIS
— Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrument for Shuttle
MPS
— Mission Planning System
CBR
— Cosmic Background Radiation
PA
— Position Angle
ANOLL
— Annals of the Private Observatory of Lucien Libert
AZ
— Azimuth
JASV
— Journal of the Astronomical Society of Victoria Melbourne
BIS
— British Interplanetary Society
ESOSR
— European Southern Observatory Scientific Report
OEJV
— Open European Journal on Variable Stars
WGPSN
— Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature
MASSMEDIC
— Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council
LAD-C
— Large Area Debris Collector
LRO
— Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
CBER
— Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
LICOB
— Lick Observatory Bulletin
DEM
— Differential Emission Measure
JRASN
— Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
SO
— Space Operations
LRSP
— Living Reviews in Solar Physics
JHA
— Journal for the History of Astronomy
CPAF
— Cost Plus Award Fee (Type of Contract)
PDDO
— Publications of the David Dunlap Observatory
EPS
— Encapsulated Postscript
COPER
— Contributions of Perkins Observatory
K
— Kelvin (absolute temperature scale)
SPICE
— Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
SANS
— Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
MAFI
— Medical Alert Foundation International
EAPSNET
— East-Asian Planet Search Network
SAC
— Saguaro Astronomy Club
ISY
— International Space Year (1992)
IRSA
— Infrared Science Archive
AGILE
— Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini Leggero
PCINO
— Publications of the Cincinnati Observatory
IRAS
— Infrared Astronomy Satellite
GG
— Gravity Gradient
HHS
— Health and Human Services Department
BD
— Bonner Durchmusterung
JBAN
— Jodrell Bank Annals
JHIT
— Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance
DCR
— Document Change Request
HOTOL
— Horizontal Takeoff and Landing Launcher
RSO
— Resident Space Object
VDU
— Video Display Unit
ASSA
— Astronomical Society of South Africa
S/W
— Software
ANTOK
— Annals of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory
TCE
— Thermal Control Electronics
STOMS
— Space Telescope Observatory Management System
SEM
— space environment monitoring
SRD
— Software Requirements Document
MPO
— Mercury Planetary Orbiter
AVSOM
— American Association of Variable Stars Observers Monographs
OHP
— Observatoire de Haute-Provence
IUENN
— IUE NASA Newsletter
IUEEN
— IUE ESA Newsletter
APHA
— American Pharmaceutical Association
ODB
— Operations Data Base
AASPP
— Astrononomy and Astrophysics Series
PLR
— Planetary Report
UDL
— Unique Data Log
LGM
— Little Green Men
NEWAR
— New Astronomy Review
AAONW
— Anglo-Australian Observatory Epping Newsletter
NCI
— National Cancer Institute, USA
CEO
— Corporate Europe Observatory
HRI
— High Resolution Imager
PDREO
— Publications of the Dresden Observatory
ASMT
— American Society for Medical Technology
CRARE
— Cracow Observatory Reprints
ATC
— Absolute Time Command
NASPY
— North American Society of Electro Physiology and Pacing
CD
— Cordoba Durchmusterung
NOAO
— National Optical Astronomy Observatories (Tucson, AZ)
CSC
— Collection of Small Companies. Alternative interpretation (apparently used by staff) of the CSC company name, which properly stands for Computer Sciences Corporation. The 'Collection of Small Companies' version reflects CSC's operatianal structure, which
ROUS
— Rodents Of Unusual Size
TMC
— Taurus Molecular Cloud
MIP
— Moon Impact Probe
DWE
— Doppler Wind Experiment
TIFF
— Tag Image File Format
TPS
— Thermal Protection System
S/N
— Signal-to-Noise ratio
CEAB
— Central European Astrophysical Bulletin
DDORE
— David Dunlap Observatory Richmond Hill Reprints
IPAC
— Infrared Processing and Analysis Center
EUV
— Extreme Ultraviolet Vertical
SI
— Science Instrument
EVA
— Extra-Vehicular Activity
SAS
— Space Adaptation Syndrome
SO/SI
— space operations and scientific investigation
ISEE
— International Sun-Earth Explorer
PSPRO
— Publications of the Sproul Observatory
IMO
— International Meteor Organization
SDIO
— Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
ANSAO
— Annals of the Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution
DOY
— Day of Year
AC
— Astrographic Catalogue
PST
— Personal Solar Telescope
SIDC
— Sunspot Index Data Center
JAC
— Joint Astronomy Centre
OMC
— Orion Molecular Cloud
ATM
— Apollo Telescope Mount (on Skylab)
IDL
— Interactive Data Language
POVRO
— Publications of the Owens Valley Observatory
SL
— Comet Shoemaker-Levy
WR
— Wolf-Rayet Star
PMT
— Photo Multiplier Tube
PBEIO
— Publications of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory
SIRTF
— Shuttle InfraRed Telescope Facility
GOES
— Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite
DOH
— Department of Health (various countries)
STATS
— star tracker alignment test set
CMA
— Chemical Manufacturers Association
AGB
— Asymptotic Giant Branch
EGRET
— Energetic Gamma Ray Explorer Telescope
VMS
— Vertical Motion Simulator
SSP
— Subsolar Point
APJL
— Astrophysical Journal Letters
RA
— Regulatory Affairs
USRA
— Universities Space Research Association
POHEL
— Publications of the Astronomical Observatory Helsinki
CPI
— characters per inch
NEP
— North Ecliptic Pole
HIAA
— Health Insurance Association of America
APPLE
— Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment
HZ
— Habitable Zone
OASH
— Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
AVSOQ
— American Association of Variable Stars Observers Quarterly Reports
S/C
— Spacecraft
USPHS
— United States Public Health Service
HCIS
— Health Care Information System
MV
— Apparent Visual Magnitude
GHA
— Greenwich Hour Angle
BANS
— Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of the Netherlands, Supplement Series
MMAAR
— Maria Mitchell Association Annual Report
PAM
— Payload Assist Module
MITTS
— Mobile Igor Tracking Telescope System
ADSAC
— Advanced Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology
NCAR
— National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
PVVO
— Publications of the Van Vleck Observatory
DSP
— Defense Support Program
CEV
— Crew Exploration Vehicle
NEODYS
— Near Earth Objects Dynamic Site
CTB
— Cargo Transfer Bag
NED
— NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
NRAOR
— National Radio Astronomy Observatory Reprints
TEI
— The Education Initiative
SMS
— Science Mission Specification
ADU
— Astronomical Distance Unit
USNO
— United States Naval Observatory
CADC
— Canadian Astronomy Data Centre
ANSHO
— Shanghai Observatory Annals
TEA
— Torque Equilibrium Attitude
DES
— Deep Ecliptic Survey
SID
— Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance
HIS
— Health Information Systems
APINV
— Astrophysical Investigations
ATEL
— Astronomer's Telegram
UGC
— Uppsala General Catalog
APL&C
— Astrophysical Letters Communications
ASAIO
— American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
SST
— Space Surveillance and Tracking
PRAST
— Practical Astronomy
RCS
— Radar Cross Section
IPC
— Interprocess Communication
NABR
— National Association for Biomedical Research
KODOB
— Kodaikanal Observatory Bulletins
MOS
— Metal Oxide Semiconductor (FET Devices)
FAHS
— Federation of American Health Systems
PI
— Principle Investigator
ADASS
— Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems
CHPA
— Consumer Healthcare Products Association
CLMA
— Clinical Laboratory Management Association
LLAGN
— Low-Luminosity Active Galactic Nucleus
SPOT
— Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre (France)
NCC
— Network Control Center (GSFC)
DOAMS
— distant-object attitude-measuring system
SMART
— Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology
SSS
— Spinning Sun Sensor
IU
— Interface Unit
SR
— Spectral Recording
DSMA
— Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance
RSNA
— The Radiological Society of North America, Inc.
SIMCAT
— simulate observations using space catalog
PLAWO
— Publications of Laws Observatory
EU
— Extended Universe
NCSC
— National Council of Senior Citizens
IES
— Institute of Environmental Sciences
ESAST
— European Space Agency Scientific Technical Review
TDRSS
— Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
CAPMI
— Royal Observatory Cape Mimeogram
BIO
— Biotechnology Industry Organization
ASCRS
— American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery's
BAVSO
— Bulletin of the American Association of Variable Stars Observers
GHTF
— Global Harmonization Task Force
CIT
— California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
AGU
— American Geophysical Union
JCAHO
— Joint Committee on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
AVSOA
— American Association of Variable Stars Observers Abstracts
SEB
— Systems Engineering Branch
RTC
— Real-Time Command
LAIRT
— Large-Aperture Infrared Telescope
AEDRV
— Astronomy Education Review
MJD
— Modified Julian Date
HFMA
— Healthcare Financial Management Association
HRMS
— High Resolution Microwave Survey (SETI, Project Phoenix)
CMS
— Correctional Medical Services
MMO
— Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter
LPV
— Long Period Variable
ONR
— Office of Naval Research (U.S.)
MOTIF
— Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility
APL
— Astrophysical Letters
IPEM
— Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
PAIB
— Publications of the Astronomy Institute of Bonn
CPD
— Cape Photographic Durchmusterung
SETI
— Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
PPMTO
— Publications of the Purple Mountain Observatory
STAR
— Space Telescope Axial Replacement
AST
— Astrometry Science Team
SUNY
— State Universityrsity of New York
ECA
— Earth Crossing Asteroid
PSK
— Phase Shift Key
ATM
— Amateur Telescope Maker
KP
— Kitt Peak
CAS
— Cambridge Astrophysics Series
HIBCC
— Health Industry Business Communications Council
ISR
— Instrument Science Report
ETR
— Eastern Test Range (ESME Preferred)
ITF
— Intensity Transfer Function
CENELEC
— European Committee for Electromechanical Standardisation
EFCS
— Earth-fixed coordinate system
ICD-9-CM
— International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition
ESO
— European Southern Observatory
ISTS
— Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science
CBI
— Confederation of British Industries
VAP
— Verification and Acceptance Program
TAC
— Time Allocation Committee
SPO
— Sacramento Peak Observatory
VPF
— Vertical Processing Facility
DSO
— Deep Sky Object
CSM
— Command and Service Module
AUASS
— Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences
TMP
— Technical Management Plan
LHEA
— Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics
ASH
— American Society of Hematology's
KODRE
— Kodaikanal Observatory Reprints
ANLL
— Annals of the Observatory of Lucien Libert
RM
— Retrieval Mode
PFAO
— Publications of the Flower Astronomical Observatory
EGRET
— Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope
COWAT
— Contributions of the University of Waterloo Observatory
NAHIT
— National Alliance for Health Information Technology
MTPPI
— Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute
MVEMJSUNP
— Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
SZA
— Solar Zenith Angle
JAAME
— Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment
DH
— Data Handling
PBRN
— Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Borneo
ECS
— Environmental Control System (Subsystem)
APT
— Automatic Photometric Telescope
COOXF
— Communications from the University Observatory Oxford
LAMMR
— large-antenna multichannel microwave radiometer
HIB
— Health Insurance Bureau (Japan)
IOLM
— International Organization of Legal Metrology
PAB
— Publications of The Astrophysics Branch Ottawa
CSVS
— Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars
MDDI
— Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry
CSG
— Council of State Governments
PSLV
— Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (Indian Space Research Organization; India)
DCT
— Discrete Cosine Transformer
MS
— Mission Schedule
CRS
— Cambridge Reference Sequence
POSS
— Palomar Observatory Sky Survey
SST
— Spitzer Space Telescope
LAPSS
— Large-Area Pulse Solar Simulator
VCS
— Vernier Control System
DIN
— Deutsches Institut fur Normung
PISTO
— Publications of the Istanbul Observatory
HIMSS
— Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
MOND
— Modified Newtonian Dynamics
ISN
— International Supernovae Network
MO
— Mars Observer
ESOB
— European Southern Observatory Bulletin
TT
— Terrestrial Time
MEDEC
— Medical Devices Canada
IAPM
— International Association of Medical Prosthesis Manufacturers
CCR
— Cost-Charge Ratio
UPPAN
— Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Annals
NLN
— National League for Nursing
ATLAS
— ACTIVITIES Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
DSNPR
— Deep Space Network Progress Report
ASTRA
— Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions
AP&SS
— Astrophysics and Space Science
UNOOSA
— United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
IDT
— Instrument Development Team
ID
— IDentifier
MSSS
— Maui Space Surveillance Site
OPAG
— Outer Planets Assessment Group
JCCT
— Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (US-China)
CPMF
— cost plus management fee
KPNO
— Kitt Peak National Observatory (Tucson, AZ)
IRBS
— Infrared Background Sensor
PASPS
— Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Supplement
FTL
— Faster Than Light
MEDGV
— Germany's Medical Equipment Safety Law
CEC
— Commission of the European Communities ;
FWHM
— Full Width at Half Maximum
APC
— Ambulatory Payment Class
AMANDA
— Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array
RAL
— Radio Astronomy Laboratory
SERC
— Science and Engineering Research Council
FDLI
— Food and Drug Law Institute
ISTAHC
— International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care
WIMP
— Weakly Interacting Massive Particle
ALMA
— Atacama Large Millimeter Array
AFGWC
— Air Force Global Weather Central (U.S.)
CIT
— Circumstellar Imaging Telescope
CCAS
— Cape Canaveral Air Station
CSA
— Canadian Standards Association (like UL)
LLC
— Limited Liability Partnership
PAICZ
— Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
BALTA
— Baltic Astronomy
LST
— Large Space Telescope
COLON
— Communications of the University of London Observatory
MEPAG
— Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group
PDA
— Parenteral Drug Association
LAWOB
— Laws Observatory Bulletin
EUDRA
— European Drug Regulatory Authorities Network
CIAO
— Chandra Interactive Analysis of Observations
CFC
— Chloroflourocarbon
HTML
— Hyptertext Markup Language
ANS
— Astro News Service
MMH
— Monomethyl Hydrazine
ADEC
— Astrophysics Data Centers Executive Council
D
— Directive
ORA
— FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs
NIR
— Near Infrared
GLP
— Good Laboratory Practice
MMASI
— Memoirs of the Astronomical Society of India
EOS
— Earth Observing System (U.S.)
EPIC
— Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera
PMCCO
— Publications of the Leander McCormick Observatory
DEED
— Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
RTS
— Relative Time Sequence
DAO
— Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (Victoria, BC, Canada)
SAT
— Synthetic Aperture Telescope
VHT
— Very High Temperature
SDSS
— Sloan Digital Sky Survey
MOPH
— Ministry of Public Health
PKIRO
— Publications of the Kirkwood Observatory of Indiana University
INTEGRAL
— International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
ANCGH
— Annals of Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
MIAA
— Medical Industry Association of Australia
PPQA
— Pre-Product Quality Assurance
CAROB
— Carter Observatory Wellington New Zealand Astronomical Bulletins
TIROS
— Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
LEND
— Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector
FIPS
— Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer
LPL
— Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
PDAO
— Publications of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
MAGIC
— Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescope
SNR
— Super Nova Remnant
QSO
— Quasar|Quasi-Stellar Object
SEDS
— Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
M&P
— Materials and Processes
SBNC
— Small Bodies Names Committee
PEPI
— Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors
COPRI
— Contributions from the Princeton University Observatory
IPNPR
— Interplanetary Network Progress Report
FSK
— Frequency Shift Keying
COAST
— Communications in Asteroseismology
AVSOR
— American Association of Variable Stars Observers Reports
CARA
— Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
ISM
— Interstellar Medium
ARBEI
— Astrophysics Reports Publications of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory
PDUFA
— Prescription Drug User Fee Act (1992, U.S.)
LNSP
— Lecture Notes and Supplements in Physics
VDS
— Vereinigung der Sternfreunde
BCG
— Blue Compact Galaxy
CORAD
— Communications from the Radcliffe Observatory Pretoria South Africa
ANBOS
— Annals of the Bosscha Observatory Lembang
AMR
— Antarctic Meteorite Research
APSSS
— Astrophysics and Space Science Supplement
TMA
— Tycho Magnetic Anomaly
FDAMA
— FDA Modernization Act of 1997
MPC
— Minor Planets Circular
PROPAC
— Prospective Payment Assessment Commission
MFR
— Manipulator Foot Restraint
PCOOO
— Publications of the Cook Observatory
NAOJ
— National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
HST
— Hubble Space Telescope
PAN-STARRS
— Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System
NEA
— Noise Equivalent Angle
FIRST
— Frontiers in Research: Space and Time
OPS
— Operations Division
CRISTA
— Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope For Atmosphere
ALAMO
— Automated Lunar and Meteor Observatory
PASK
— Publications of the Academy of Science Kasakstan
TOPS
— Toward Other Planetary Systems
MMBAA
— Memoirs of the British Astronomical Association
PKAS
— Publication of the Korean Astronomical Society
EPD
— Energetic Particles Detector
HIDA
— Health Industry Distributors Association
CCA
— Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics
ECRI
— Emergency Care Research Institute
AGPS
— Assisted Global Positioning System
ARC
— Astrophysical Research Consortium
CST
— Constant-Separation Traversing
TUV
— Technische Uberwachungs-Vereine
CARRE
— Carter Observatory Wellington New Zealand Reprints
VTHL
— Vertical Takeoff Horizontal Landing
EBTC
— Edison BioTechnology Center
SF
— Square Foot
LAMP
— Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project
RAPS
— Regulatory Affairs Professional Society
CHI
— California Healthcare Institute
PPRC
— Physician Payment Review Commission
BATSE
— Burst and Transient Source Experiment
MDRS
— Mars Desert Research Station
LS/ST
— Light Shield/Star Tracker
BDB
— Big Dumb Booster
NG
— Newsgroup
POL
— Physician's Office Laboratory
LSF
— Line Spread Function
SPAC
— State Pharmaceutical Administration of China
MOSS
— Market-Oriented Sector Selective
HSQB
— Health Standard and Quality Bureau
IRA
— Infrared Astronomy
AAVSO
— American Association of Variable Star Observers
AIPS
— Astronomical Image Processing System
PRO
— Professional Review Organization
ADC
— Astronomical Data Center
PAB
— Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau (Japan)
OHTA
— Office of Health Technology Assessment
PDO
— Publications of the Dominion Observatory Ottawa
FIR
— Far Infrared
CSM
— Circumstellar Material
AIMBE
— American Insitute for Medical and Biological Engineering
CFIT
— Controlled Flight into Terrain
EMDM
— European Medical Device Manufacturer
GIO
— graphics input/output
AO
— announcement of opportunity
PMA
— Premarket Application
IMDA
— Independent Medical Distributors Association
PGOOO
— Publications of the Goodsell Observatory
RNAOJ
— Report of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
NIGMS
— National Institute Of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
EVN
— European VLBI Network
NEOIC
— Near Earth Object Information Center
EU
— Engineering Unit
MEERE
— Kenneth Mees Observatory Reprints
SVPCS
— Springer Verlag Springer Series on Physics Chemistry Space
MEI
— Medical Economic Index
RAD
— Radiant
QSR
— Quality System Regulation
TBBT
— The Big Bang Theory
MSSSO
— Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories
PDR
— Physician’s Desk Reference
HRS
— High Resolution Spectrograph
FK4
— Fundamental Katalog 4
OBAFGKM
— Oh, Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me
TR
— Tape Recorder
UARS
— Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
TAG
— Two-Axis Gimbal
CSO
— Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
TIMED
— Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics
SARA
— Satellite pour Astronomie Radio Amateur
ALPO
— Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
ASTQ
— Astronomy Quarterly
MNSSA
— Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of South Africa
HEDIS
— Healthplan Employee Data and Information
ACE
— Actuator Control Electronics
MTSRE
— Mount Stromlo Observatory Reprints
AMDM
— Association of Medical Diagnostics Manufacturers
PISCO
— Parallel Imager for Southern Cosmological Observations
GHRS
— Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph
PT
— Pass-Through
OAF
— Optical Alignment Facility
INDA
— Investigational New Drug Application
NRO
— U.S. National Reconnaissance Office
SUSIM
— Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
MMRAS
— Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society
HRSA
— U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
PCS
— Physics and Chemistry in Space
BEV
— Billion Electron Volts
QBO
— Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.)
CSBN
— Committee for Small-Body Nomenclature
NHIB
— National Health Insurance Bureau (Taiwan)
RGO
— Royal Greenwich Observatory
RAA
— Relative Azimuth Angle
AOR
— Astronomical Observation Request
JVO
— Japanese Virtual Observatory
CTO
— Color Temperature Orange
ECCLS
— European Committee on Clinical Laboratory Standards
MEDSUN
— Medical Device Surveillance Network
HDIF
— Health Care Data Interchange Format
COCIR
— Coordination Committee of the Radiological and Electromedical Industries
FSM
— First Servicing Mission
DNA
— Digital Network Architecture
UADE
— Unanticipated Adverse Device Effects
OXFOO
— Oxford University Observatory Observations
HRA
— High Resolution Apodizer
CCD
— Color-Color Diagram
AGN
— Active Galaxy Nucleus
MTSOM
— Mount Stromlo Observatory Mimeographs
HPB
— Health Protection Board (Canada)
CCDM
— Catalog of Components of Double and Multiple Stars
ISTEC
— International Small Telescope Cooperative
PYERO
— Publications of the Yerkes Observatory
QSIT
— Quality System Inspection Technique
Z
— Redshift Factor
STSCI
— Space Telescope Science Institute
USNOC
— United States Naval Observatory Circulars
RECONS
— Research Consortium on Nearby Stars
PDAA
— Publications of the Department of Astronomy, Austin, Texas
VLBI
— Very Long Baseline Interferometry
RTK
— Right-To-Know
JFMDA
— Japan Federation of Medical Device Associations
MOTIE
— Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (Korea)
TIE
— Telescopes in Education
WEBT
— Whole Earth Blazar Telescope
FAME
— Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer
OSSE
— Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment
HCPCS
— Health Care Common Procedure Coding System
VEEGA
— Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist
RASC
— Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
KCAO
— Kumamoto Civil Astronomical Observatory
IAO
— International Astronomy Olympiad
JET-X
— Joint European Telescope for X-ray astronomy
PDA
— Photon Detector Assembly
RLQ
— Radio Loud Quasar
NMDC
— National Medical Device Coalition
IDA
— International Dark-Sky Association, Inc.
IOTA
— International Occultation Timing Association
GDS
— Great Dark Spot
EDMA
— European Diagnostics Manufacturer's Association
NAG
— Numerical Algorithms Group Inc.
UCLA
— Harbor-University of California Los Angeles
NAMES
— National Association of Medical Equipment Services
MDC
— Major Diagnostics Category
OOTU
— Origin Of The Universe
FQR
— Flight Qualification Review
PNLF
— Planetary Nebula Luminosity Function (astronomy)
VVORE
— Van Vleck Observatory Reprints
HUT
— Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope
RC
— Reference Catalogue
SMDA
— Safe Medical Devices Act (1990)
ASCP
— American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
NSL
— Northrop Space Laboratory
PEP
— Proposal Entry Processor
STEREO
— Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory
ADIS
— Astrophysics Data and Information Services
MEDMARC
— Medical Device Material Assurance and Reinsurance Company, Ltd.
UHMW
— Ultra High Molecular Weight
LOWOB
— Lowell Observatory Bulletin
NSSCC
— NORAD Space Surveillance Computation Center
SMA
— Secondary Mirror Assembly
AST
— Apparent Solar Time
ICH
— International Conference of Harmonization
MICRE
— University of Michigan Observatory Reprints
MPEC
— Minor Planet Electronic Circular
MPI
— Minnesota Project Innovation
CD-ROM
— compact disc-read only memory
M&P
— Moon and Planets
CPFF
— Cost Plus Fixed-Fee
MIL-STD
— Military Standard
DRG
— Diagnosis-Related Groups
IDT
— Image Dissector Tube
VLA
— Very Large Array
LPO
— La Palma Observatory
SOLSTICE
— Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
EFPIA
— European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
SAAO
— South African Astronomical Observatory
MPBU
— Minor Planet Bulletin
DN
— Digital Number
MNBIO
— Minnesota Biotechnology
SOHO
— SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory
BWI
— Baltimore-Washington International Airport, between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC, United States
PF&CO
— Publications of the Flower and Cook Astronomical Observatory
DISR
— Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer
PBPK
— Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic
MACHO
— Massive Astronomical Compact Halo Object
CDMH
— Cold Dark Matter Haloes
PACS
— Physics and Astronomy Classification Schemex
IPS
— Inches Per Second
NSC
— Navigational Star Catalog
HAACP
— Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Program
SIRTF
— Space Infrared Telescope Facility
SGR
— Soft Gamma Repeater
IOA
— Institute Of Astronomy (Cambridge)
VAB
— Vehicle Assembly Building
FES
— Fine Error Signal
WAXS
— Wide Angle X-ray Scattering
NRAO
— National Radio Astronomy Observatory (Greenbank, WV)
NAMN
— North American Meteor Network
SPIE
— The Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
HGA
— High Gain Antennae
VSOLJ
— Variable Star Observers League in Japan
CCL
— Closed Conference Loop
SGF
— SpaceGuard Foundation
MDA
— Medical Device Amendments
JETRO
— Japan External Trade Organization
PBOSO
— Publications of the Bosscha Observatory Lembang
RGOO
— Royal Greenwich Observatory Observations
MTI
— Minnesota Technology Inc
LBN
— Lynds Bright Nebula
NAHC
— National Association of Home Care
NEAF
— North East Astronomy Forum
CO
— Contracting Officer
EUCOMED
— European Confederation of Medical Suppliers Associations
SPED
— Space Education
DENIS
— Deep Near-Infrared Survey
SV
— Science Verification
FACC
— Ford Aerospace Communications Corporation
EUV
— Extreme Ultra-Violet 2
AGN
— Active Galactic Nucleus
TDRS
— Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
TTP
— Time to Perigee
GRO
— Gamma Ray Observatory (NASA)
QTG
— Quantum Theory of Gravity
AAO
— Anglo-Australian Observatory
IPA
— Institute for Polyacryclate Sciences
RAPS
— radiologists, anesthesiologists, and pathologists
KTB
— Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary
CSPN
— Central Star of Planetary Nebula
MTWAR
— Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatory Annual Report
AGK3
— Katalog der Astronomischen Gesellschaft 3
ROAN
— Royal Observatory Annals
WFC
— Wide-Field Camera
SIP
— Sickness Index Profile
CARA
— California Association for Research in Astronomy
SPP
— Subset Preprocessor
BCS
— Bragg Crystal Spectrometer
LIGO
— Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
PEB
— Performance Evaluation Board
SWAT
— Swift Action Team
ASIM
— American Society of International Medicine
BDF
— Block Data Format
VBO
— Vainu Bappu Observatory
MONGO
— Interactive graphics software package
SQPK
— staggered quadrature phase shift keying
SN
— SuperNova
COTS
— Cheap Off the Shelf
SP
— Solar Physics
PVSS
— Publications of Variable Star Section
LVPS
— Low Voltage Power Supply
MDR
— Medical Device Register
RGOB
— Royal Greenwich Observatory Bulletin
TAR
— Test Authorization Request
MDMA
— Medical Device Manufacturers Association
MTWRE
— Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatory Reprints
SSDF
— Space Science Development Facility
SPDM
— Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator
LRO
— Large Radio Observatory
SPAN
— Space Physics Analysis Network
A/D
— Analog to Digital (conversion)
IGY
— International Geophysical Year (1 July 1957 - 31 December 1958)
JGR
— Journal of Geophysical Research
SERAJ
— Serbian Astronomical Journal
BRITE
— Bright-Star Target Explorer
TOCC
— TDRS Operations Control Center
USAFA
— United States Air Force Academy
SJC
— slit jaw camera
ABB
— After the Big Bang
WILOO
— Williamstown Observatory Observations
TOKAB
— Tokyo Astronomical Bulletin
IFCC
— International Federation of Clinical Chemists
CAI
— Calcium Aluminum-rich Inclusion
SNAP
— Structural Network Analysis Program
NACA
— National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics
RA
— Research Assistant
NOCC
— Network Operations Control Center (GSFC)
SYDOP
— Sydney Observatory Papers
STSKY
— Star Sky
DCF
— Data Capture Facility
HVR
— Hyper-Variable Region
PVASO
— Publications of the Vassar College Observatory
SIMBAD
— Set of Identifications, Measurements, and Bibliography for Astronomical Data
VDC
— Volts, Direct Current
QE
— Quantum Efficiency
DQE
— Detector Quantum Efficiency
SAA
— South Atlantic Anomaly
TEP
— Transits of Extrasolar Planets
PERI
— Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute
QV
— quick visual
GRS
— Gamma Ray Spectrometer
FPA
— Floating Point Accelerator
BMDO
— Ballistic Missile Defense Office
DADS
— Data Archive and Distribution System
TOKRE
— Tokyo Astronomical Observatory Reprints
MDR
— Medical Device Reports
GTO
— Guaranteed Time Observer
ST-ECF
— Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility
XUV
— Extreme Ultraviolet
TEC
— Thermal Electric Cooler
PYUNO
— Publications of the Yunnan Observatory
SOPH
— Solar Physics
ODC
— Other Direct Cost
EA
— Eclipsing Algol
GLOB
— Globular
GVI
— Global Village Idiot
DQF
— Data Quality File
CCLRC
— Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
VRCS
— Vernier Reaction Control System
WMAP
— Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
IUEDAC
— IUE satellite Data Analysis Center
MBBNET
— Minnesota Biomedical Business Network
TGF
— Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flash
MODIS
— Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
STERE
— Steward Observatory Reprints
GMC
— Giant Molecular Cloud
SWEEPS
— Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search
BOOK
— Bio Optical Organized Knowledge
SPIF
— Shuttle/POCC Interface Facility
STMAP
— Studies in Mathematical Physics
ZAMS
— Zero Age Main Sequence, a star that has just become a main-sequence star (i.e. a star that has begun burning hydrogen in its core)
CWS
— Committee on World Standards
NESSI
— Near Earth Space Surveillance Initiative
KBO
— Kuiper Belt Object
LCRS
— Las Campanas Redshift Survey
PK
— Perek-Kohoutek
MVCA
— Minnesota Venture Capital Association
QZ
— Quasi Zenith
IPPPSSOOT
— file naming convention for HST data sets
LPI
— Lunar and Planetary Institute
OLT
— Observatory Level Test
GML
— Galactic Modeling Language
MACHO
— Massive Compact Halo Object
ODE
— Office of Device Evaluation
THAST
— Theoretical Astrophysics
UPPOR
— Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Reports
SPRRE
— Sproul Observatory Reprints
ISO
— Imaging Spectrometic Observatory
GEO
— Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
NAS
— Norsk Astronomisk Selskap
ZD
— Zenith Distance
S&T
— Sky & Telescope
SM
— Standard Model
SED
— Spectral Energy Distribution
SDP
— science data packet
OPB
— Observation Planning Branch
P&A
— Physics and Astronomy
IDMP
— International Daylight Measurement Program
JCMT
— James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
SRON
— Space Research Organization of the Netherlands
SFS
— Smallest Feature Size
ACV
— Alpha Canes Venatici
PSF
— Point Spread Function
LDEF
— Long Duration Exposure Facility (for Spacecraft Material Testing)
OCC
— Operations control center
OMS
— Observatory Monitoring System
CCAR
— Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
D/A
— Digital-to-Analog
AVWG
— Assembly and Verification Working Group
OCO
— Oort Cloud Object
ER
— Eastern Range
ASP
— Astronomical Society of the Pacific
A
— Angstrom unit
GAS
— Getaway Special
BHTA
— British Healthcare Trades Industry
JHU
— The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
TWA
— TW Hydrae Association
DSS
— Digitized Sky Survey
MTF
— Modulation transfer function.
WRORE
— Wroclaw Astronomical Observatory Reprints
TNO
— Trans-Neptunian Object
MA
— Medical Alley
APT
— Automated Patrol Telescope
NEO
— Near Earth Object
MSP
— Millisecond Pulsar
SAM
— Small Angle Maneuver
WKO
— Well-Known Object
IRFNA
— Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid
SPD
— Solar Physics Division
HERA
— Hermes Robotic Arm
TECRV
— Technology Review
B/W
— Black and White
MMIC
— Medical Manufacturers' Information Council
DOC
— Data Operations Center
PWASO
— Publications of the Washburn Observatory
AXP
— Anomalous X-Ray Pulsar
SPWD
— Space World
IRAC
— International Radio Advisory Committee
GCVS
— General Catalog of Variable Stars
ERF
— Energy Rejection Filter
AAAD
— Amateur Astronomers Association Delhi
BAC
— Bordeaux Astrographic Catalog
SLAP
— Space Link Access Protocol
HIPO
— Hierarchic Input-Process-Output
ACRV
— Astronaut Crew Rescue Vehicle
MPC
— Minor Planet Circulars
SLTV
— System Level Thermal Vacuum
UBM
— Unpressurized Berthing Mechanism
UKIRT
— United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
WSO
— Wilcox Solar Observatory
OCS
— Optical Control System
TSTO
— Two-Stage-To-Orbit
STHCG
— Studies in High Energy Physics Cosmology and Gravitation
OC
— Open Cluster
RTV
— Room Temperature Vulcanizer
MACRO
— Monopole, Astrophysics and Cosmic Ray Observatory
CIP
— Celestial Intermediate Pole
PMDB
— Project Management Data Base
UST
— Universal Standard Time
FPA
— Focal Plane Assembly
CM/QA
— Configuration Management/Quality Assurance
AWG
— Astronomy Working Group
NOT
— NOrdic Telescope
VAFB
— Vandenberg Air Force Base
LFT
— Luyten Five-Tenths
MER
— Mars Exploration Rover
CELT
— California Extremely Large Telescope
STARCAT
— Space Telescope Archive Catalog
LGRB(S)
— long gamma ray burst(s)
ACM
— Asteroids Comets Meteors
PAD
— Pulse Amplitude Discriminator
GSPC
— Guide Star Photometry Catalog
PLSS
— Portable Life Support System
MIDAS
— Munich Image Data Analysis System
PODPS
— Post Observation Data Processing System
CMC
— Carlsberg Meridian Catalogue
IPNS
— Intense Pulsed Neutron Source
VFN
— virtual file name
CVC
— Current-to-Voltage Converter
HLV
— Heavy Lift Vehicle
ATR
— Absolute Time Reference
AAA
— Amateur Astronomers Association
EJASA
— Electronic Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Atlantic
FEM
— Finite Element Model
SPIEL
— Signal Processing Interactive Extensible Language
PRESTO
— Project to Re-Engineer Space Telescope Observing
STOL
— Systems Test and Operations Language
MS
— Meteor Scattering
PASP
— Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
AGK
— Astronomische Gesellschaft Katalog
VLT
— Very Large Telescope
SPA
— Solar Panel Assembly
MTR
— Mean Time to Restore
BSG
— Blue SuperGiant
UGSU
— UG SU Ursae Majoris
LCG
— light curve generator
SCAS
— Southern Cross Astronomical Society, Inc.
PASP
— Publications of the Astronomical Society of Pacific
RICAP
— Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics
C&A
— calibration and analysis
XN
— X-ray Nova
ORB
— Observatoire Royal de Belgique (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
AEA
— Atomic Energy Agency
UIC
— User Identification Code
CREAM
— Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass
ETR
— Engineering Tape Recorder
SST
— Software Support Team
CBS
— Contract and Business Services
WCFZ
— Worst Case Fresnel Zone
RPO
— Research Programs Office
ARGOS
— Advanced Research Global Observation Satellite
SSC
— Science Support Center
CISCO
— Cooled Infrared Spectrograph and Camera for OHS
EAAS
— East Antrim Astronomical Society
WSMR
— White Sands Missile Range (whiz-murr)
RVGSP
— Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics
USNOR
— United States Naval Observatory Reports
STR
— Science Tape Recorder
IDM
— Intelligent Database Machine
MCG
— Morphological Catalog of Galaxies
TMTE
— Telemetry Test Equipment
PWD
— Pre-White Dwarf
JWST
— James Webb Space Telescope
THEMIS
— Thermal Emission Imaging System
OTHB
— Over The Horizon Backscatter
RRAT
— Rotating RAdio Transient
NEA
— Near-Earth Asteroid
CVZ
— Continuous Viewing Zone (Hubble Space Telescope; US NASA)
CSS
— Catalina Sky Survey
MCSA
— Mir Cooperative Solar Array
SNR
— SuperNova Remnant
AET
— Accuracy Enhancing Technology
PAM-D
— Payload Assist Module, Delta-class
NGS
— National Geographic Society
ITA
— Institute of Theoretical Astronomy
SJR
— Software Justification Report
CM
— Center of Mass
LERC
— Lewis Research Center
MLI
— Multilayer Insulation
VOIR
— Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar
SRS
— Stellar Radiation Sensor
EAPU
— External Auxiliary Power Unit
TAI
— International Atomic Time
NPS
— North Polar Sequence
QPOE
— Quick Position Oriented Event
RNGC
— Revised New General Catalog
DMS
— Data Management Subsystem
TKSC
— Tsukuba Space Center
AXAF
— Assembly and Verification Working Group
SIF
— Science Instrument Formatter
XSC
— Extended Source Catalog
ATCA
— Australia Telescope Compact Array
CAAA
— Capital Area Astronomy Association
CDCA
— Centre de Depoiullement des Cliches Astronimiques
SP
— sun point
STL
— science trailer line
SAL
— Space Astronomy Laboratory (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison WI)
LP
— Luyten Palomar
B/L
— Baseline
PFI
— Partial Frame Image
IRDC
— Infrared Dark Cloud
AEDP
— Astrometry and Engineering Data Processing
DDCU
— DC-to-DC Converter Unit
NM
— Non-Moment
UDMH
— Unsymmetrical Dimethyl Hydrazine (Alar Metabolite)
ASP
— Analog Signal Processor
CFCP
— Center for Cosmological Physics
LBV
— Luminous Blue Variable
RV
— Radial Velocity
SOUST
— Southern Skies
RASS
— ROSAT All-Sky Survey
UIT
— Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
PSR
— Project Status Review
RAG
— Radio Astronomy Group
IQL
— Interactive Query Language
FIRST
— Far InfraRed and Submillimeter Space Telescope
SIB
— Science Instrument Branch
DDTE
— Design, Development, Test, and Evaluation
SFC
— Space Forecast Center
RC
— Ritchey-Chretien
GST
— Ground System Test
SETA
— Search for Extra Terrestrial Artifacts
RXTE
— Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer
ACS
— Advanced Camera for Surveys
UMCP
— University of Maryland College Park
XMM
— X-ray Multi Mirror
SKA
— Square Kilometre Array
SSGSR
— Springer Verlag Springer Series on Group Geophysics Space Research
HDOS
— Hughes Danbury Optical Systems (Danbury CT)
C/C
— configuration control
CSLG
— Campus-wide Software License Grants Program
BATC
— Beijing-Arizona-Taiwan-Connecticut
BST
— British Summer Time [GMT 0100]
VERITAS
— Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System
SETI
— Search for Extra Terrestial Intelligence
PDBI
— Plateau de Bure Interferometer
LENA
— Low Energy Neutrino Astronomy
SEB
— Source Evaluation Board
RFT
— Rich Field Telescope
VLBA
— Very Long Baseline Array
MAST
— Multimission Archive at Space Telescope
SCSP
— Science and Culture Series Physics
OGSE
— Optical Ground Support Equipment
BEM
— Bug-Eyed Monster (Late 40's-early 50'soft-used, and still in use, Sci-Fi term)
DLR
— Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
ACP
— Aerosol Collector and Pyrolyser
AIT
— Assembly, Integration, and Testing
FPSA
— FPA Structure Assembly
OCB
— Operational Configuration Baseline
TAU
— Thousand Astronomical Unit
CMT
— Carlsberg Meridian Telescope
PSL
— Program Support Library
PNG
— Planetary Nebulae, Galactic
NEMP
— Nitrogen-Enhanced Metal-Poor
SEP
— System Enhancement Plan
NICMOS
— Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer
CCO
— Catalogue of Cometary Orbits
IRAIT
— International Robotic Antarctic Infrared Telescope
SMBH
— Super Massive Black Hole
GSOWG
— Ground Systems Operations Working Group
PV
— photovoltaic (solar)
VELLO
— Very Low Luminosity Object
FGSAA
— FGS Access Area
ETC
— Estimated Time to Completion
SAGA
— Solar Array Gain Augmentation
AAS
— Archaeology Astronautics and Seti
WAA
— Wiener Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Astronomie
UCSD
— University of California San Diego
R&I
— Receiving and Inspection
LIRG
— Luminous Infrared Galaxy
SAS
— Science Analysis Software
EMP
— Extremely Metal-Poor
SOFA
— Standards of Fundamental Astronomy
MPCS
— Minor Planet circulars Supplement
CPMM
— characters per millimeter
ZPF
— Zero-Point-Fluctuation
DVA
— Detector Vacuum Assembly
IRAC
— Infrared Array Camera
ESTEC
— European Space Technology Center
SERF
— Space Environment Research Facility
SF
— Star Field
DN
— Dwarf Nova
ESS
— Engineering Support System
GXY
— Galaxy
GEIS
— Generic Edited Information Set
MMR
— Mean-Motion Resonance
PRE
— Photospheric Radius Expansion
VAC
— Volts, Alternating Current
HFQPO(S)
— high-frequency quasi-periodic oscillation(s)
ESTR
— Engineering and Science Tape Recorder
CTIO
— Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
OSS
— Observation Support System
TASS
— The Amateur Sky Survey
RMS
— Record Management System
ETRD
— Engineering Tape Recorded Data
BLO
— Bl Lac Object
DS
— Dwarf Star
CDIMP
— Catalogue of Discoveries and Identifications of Minor Planets
SSU
— Steady State Universe
ETOL
— ESA Test and Operations Language
SQM
— Strange Quark Matter
BRAVO
— Back-End Redesign for Added Value for Observers
OPD
— Operations and Data Processing Division
SCARS
— Science Computing & Research Support Division
ICF
— Intrinsic Correlation Function
SXT
— Soft X-Ray Telescope
COL
— Collinder catalog
LTM
— Like The Moon
LSO
— Large Solar Observatory
NR
— Non-Relativistic
TTC
— telemetry, tracking, and command
LITVC
— Liquid Injection Thrust Vector Control
SSO
— Special Studies Office
SANSA
— South African National Space Agency
FOCAS
— Faint Object Classification and Analysis System
RC
— Relativistic Correction
LDEO
— Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
DSOB
— Data Systems Operations Branch
FSS
— Flight Servicing System
SVWG
— Science Verification Working Group
APSB
— Advance Planning Systems Branch
PSI
— Planetary Science Institute
PFS
— Percent Full Scale
IFT
— Inverse Fourier Transform
TCB
— Barycentric Coordinate Time
QPO
— Quasi-periodic Oscillation
STERJ
— Solar, Terrestrial and Environmental Research Japan
SQPN
— staggered quadriphase pseudo-random noise
TAROT
— Télescope à Action Rapide pour les Objets Transitoires
CASB
— Catalogs and Survey Branch
DCEP
— Delta Cepheid
CNSR
— Comet Nucleus Sample Return
MPF
— Mars PathFinder
BBH
— Big Black Hole
ADIL
— Astronomy Digital Image Library
HB
— Hot Bands
CAAS
— Central Arkansas Astronomical Society
EAFB
— Edwards Air Force Base
GLOW
— Gross Lift-Off Weight
SPRL
— Space Physics Research Laboratory
CRAP
— Completely Radical Anthropic Principle
ACS
— Actuator Control System
RQZ
— Radio Quiet Zone
ZOF
— zone of exclusion
PPF
— Payload Processing Facility (USAF)
FFD
— First Fixation Duration
MUSTANG
— Multiplexed SQUID TES Array at Ninety GHz
SIA
— Solar Inertial Attitude
FPAS
— FPA Shroud
BCCP
— Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics
CMCC
— Central Mission Control Centre
GC
— Galactic Center
STAVF
— Space Telescope Assembly and Verification Facility
CADC
— Canadian Astronomical Data Center
TIB
— Telescope Instrument Branch
WIRCAM
— Wide-field InfraRed Camera, instrument on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
IARA
— Italian Amateur Radio Astronomy
GMRT
— Giant Meter-wave Radio Telescope
RNP
— Rotation, Nutation and Precession
SMOV
— Servicing Mission Observatory Verification
TO
— target of opportunity
DCA
— Detector Control Assembly
LC
— Las Campanas observatory
WAA
— Westchester Amateur Astronomers
SEI
— Space Exploration Initiative
GPB
— Group Parameter Block
OPO
— Operations Project Office
IMSL
— International Mathematical and Statistical Library
OSCAR
— Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
OCST
— Office of Commercial Space Transportation
STIF
— Software Test and Integration Facility
UGSS
— UG SS Cygni
SNII
— SuperNova of Type II
MSTO
— Main Sequence Turn-Off
CIBR
— Cosmic Infrared Background Radiation
ECT
— Equator Crossing Time
AQR
— Aquarius
LCDM
— Lambda Cold Dark Matter
IPPW
— International Planetary Probe Workshop
BITP
— Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics
VZA
— Viewing Zenith Angle
LST
— Local Sidereal Time
BOAO
— Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory
ASAS
— All Sky Automated Survey
Q&A
— qualification and acceptance
TFMRP
— Transfer Function Mode Reduction Package
IB
— Interstellar Band
MWO
— Mount Wilson Observatory
STSDAS
— Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System
WISARD
— Web Interface for Searching Archival Research Data
RLOF
— Roche Lobe Overflow
GOX
— Gaseous Oxygen
ROLUN
— Reports of the Lund Observatory
SIMA
— Secondary Mirror Incremental Motor Actuator
NDC
— Network Data Center
SPT
— South Pole Telescope
ETI
— Extraterrestrial Intelligence
SGRB(S)
— short gamma ray burst(s)
DBW
— decibel reference to 1 watt
RSB
— Research Support Branch
WTR
— Western Test Range
ESB
— Engineering Support Branch
CFCO
— Committee for Crescent Observation
ICRC
— International Cosmic Ray Conference
VPC
— viewport coordinates
R-L
— Richardson-Lucy
HLO
— High Light Output
ZAP
— Z Axis Precession
ULE
— Ultralow Expansion
ZHR
— Zenith Hourly Rate
SMM
— Solar Maximum Mission
HTHL
— Horizontal Takeoff Horizontal Landing
PSR
— Pulsar Supernova Remnant
AUDS
— ALFA Ultra Deep Survey
CSV
— Catalog of Suspected Variables
PNNV
— Planetary Nebula Nucleus Variable
MAG
— Magnitude
IWCA
— International Workshop on Cometary Astronomy
XCS
— XMM Cluster Survey
PCT
— Program Coordinator Team
TOYAL
— Transactions of the Astronomical Observatory of Yale University
LUT
— Lookup Table
SDMS
— Spatial Data Management System
PNN
— Planetary Nebula Nucleus
ELIAS
— European Large Area ISO Survey
SXR
— Soft X-Ray
CSPAR
— Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research
OCX
— observation comments file
VSSCI
— Variable Star Section Circulars
EARS
— Electrostatic Atmospherics Radio Sensor
SAOCO
— Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory - Contributions to Astrophysics
MV
— absolute visual magnitude
SCP
— Science Data Analyst
SWAS
— Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
YSO
— Young Stellar Object
OPUS
— OSS and PODPS Unified Systems
IAU
— International Astrophysical Union
SMM
— Spectro-Mirror Mechanism
PWM
— pulse width modulated
IVC
— Institute Visiting Committee
TML
— Total Mass Loss
JFC
— Jupiter Family Comets
MOTV
— Manned Orbital Transfer Vehicle
SB
— Spectroscopic Binary
BPM
— Bruce Proper Motion
WAA
— Western Amateur Astronomers
SSSPM
— SuperCOSMOS Sky Survey Proper Motion
ORR
— Orbit Readiness Review
SMO
— Servicing Mission Office
SPSS
— Science Planning and Scheduling System
BCVS
— Bibliographic Catalogue of Variable Stars
CM
— Critical mass
GCC
— Globular Cluster Candidate
HVPS
— High Voltage Power Supply
ODL
— Observation Data Log
ABBA
— ADC Backend For Bolometer Array
QPSK
— quadriture phase shift keying
STIF
— Science and Technology Information Facility
NRF
— National Research Foundation
EVAC
— East Valley Astronomy Club
IRTF
— Infrared Telescope Facility
OSB
— Operations Software Branch
T&E
— Test and Evaluation
CG
— Compact Galaxy
LINER
— Low Ionization Nuclear Emission Region
EBE
— Extraterrestrial Biological Entity
ISPM
— International Solar Polar Mission
TECU
— Technology and Culture
MOXE
— MOnitoring X-Ray Experiment
ADAF
— Advection-dominated Accretion Flow
♅
— Uranus
ODAS
— OCA (Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur) - DLR (Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) Asteroid Survey
DSOS
— Dish Surface Optimization System
IIPS
— Interactive Image Processing System
DPOSS
— Digitized Palomar Observatory Sky Survey
KAO
— Kuiper Airborne Observatory
COMPTEL
— Compton Telescope
PRB
— Preliminary Review Board
SIC
— Spacecraft Identification Code
VMC
— Velocity Modulating Camera
PORTS
— Preliminary Operations Requirements and Test Support
STOCC
— Space Telescope Operations Control Center (GSFC, Greenbelt MD)
LSG
— Liaison Scientists Group
TYC
— Tycho
EAAA
— Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association
NIMS
— Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
WCS
— World Coordinate System
PTF
— Payload Test Facility
UGWZ
— U Gem variable type star (WZ Sagittae sub-type)
IWG
— Interface Working Group
IV
— intra vehicular
FDI
— failure detection and isolation
LOSS
— Lick Observatory Supernova Search
TIC
— Tycho Input Catalog
FEB
— Falling-Evaporating Body
LDE
— Long Duration Event
SER
— Systems Engineering Report
VPU
— video processing unit
SAOC
— SAO Catalog
EAPJ
— Electronic AstroPhysical Journal Letters
PROS
— Post Reduction Offline Software
CEMP
— Carbon-Enhanced Metal-Poor
RTC
— Researching The Cosmos
PMIRR
— Pressure Modulated InfraRed Radiometer
HSI
— Host System Interface
SAO
— Swinburne Astronomy Online
ASKAP
— Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder
MOWG
— Mission Operations Working Group
AOC
— Award Of Contract
NAIF
— Navigation Ancillary Information Facility
SIPS
— Southern Infrared Proper Motion Survey
LFAE
— Light Field Attribute Explorer
CC
— Candidate Companion
SSD
— Science Support Division
CSAA
— Committee on Space Astronomy and Astrophysics
LP
— Lonely Planet
GEM
— Galileo Europa Mission
ALAT
— Airborne Large Aperture Telescope
FASTT
— Flagstaff Astrometric Scanning Transit Telescope
LOTOSS
— Lick Observatory and Tenagra Observatory Supernova Searches
MSOCC
— Multisatellite Operations Control Center
CMBR
— Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
SDA
— Science Data Analyst Small Computer Systems Interface
PEPSI
— PEP System
VILCO
— Villanova University Observatory Contributions
DSD
— Data Systems Division
HTVL
— Horizontal Takeoff Vertical Landing
CG
— Cometary Globule
GAF
— Geographic Adjustment Factor
NGS
— New Generation STAR
MONS
— Measuring Oscillations in Nearby Stars
SEA
— Sensor Electronics Assembly
CST
— Constant
TIUCS
— Transactions of the International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research
LHS
— Luyten Half-Second
OST
— Observation Sequence Table
DAG
— Doğu Anadolu Gozlemevi
SOB
— Science Observatory Branch
PFM
— Pre-Flight Module
EF
— Event Foreground
SS
— Safing System
NCSA
— National Center for Supercomputer Applications (Urbana IL)
BAV
— Bundesdeutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Veraenderliche Sterne
LMSC
— Lockheed Missile and Space Corporation
BZ
— Brillouin zone - a uniquely defined primitive cell in reciprocal space
OFAD
— Optical Field Angle Distortion
SDF
— Science Data Formatter
PEPE
— Plasma Experiment for Planetary Exploration
PEP
— PhotoElectric Photometry
ADAS
— Asiago DLR Asteroid Survey
FRAS
— fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
ACK
— acknowldgement message
WGAS
— Working Group on Astronomical Software
MLY
— Mega Light Year
KIC
— Kepler Input Catalog
STIC
— Space Telescope Institute Council
IPMO
— Isolated Planetary-Mass Objects
TZO
— Thorne-Å»ytkow Object
E
— Eclipsing
AESS
— Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers - Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society
SPB
— Science Planning Branch
MSC
— Mission Support Calibration
RCS
— Readiness Control System
POCC
— Payload Operations Control Center
AEG
— Astro Event Group
LRG
— Luminous Red Galaxy
AOSS
— AURA Observatory Support Services
CRAQ
— Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Québec
ENE
— East North East
DOV
— Director of Orbital Verification
DAV
— Deerlick Astronomy Village
SUMER
— Solar Ultraviolet Measurements of Emitted Radiation
SMS
— Sun Moon and Stars
ULX
— Ultra-Luminous X-ray source
HSC
— Hierachical Storage Controller
PASS
— POCC Application Software Support
CNS
— Computing and Network Services
OAO
— Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
AVO
— Astrophysical Virtual Observatory
EAC
— European Astronaut Centre
DDF
— Directors Discretionary Funds
SUPRIME
— SUbaru PRIME focus CAMera
DEFCAL
— deflection calibration
CCDS
— Centers for the Commercial Development of Space
UGWZ
— UG WZ Sagittae
FF
— Flat Field
EMP
— Ephemerides of Minor Planets
DM
— Dark Matter
BSS
— Blue Straggler Star
GSP
— General Support Pool
AGAPE
— Andromeda Galaxy and Amplified Pixels Experiment
SMM
— science mission management
SCAC
— Science Computing Advisory Commitee
EROS
— Earth Resources Observation Satellite
STAC
— Space Telescope Advisory Council
RPI
— Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Rensselaer, NY)
UGZ
— UG Z Camelopardalis
CXO
— Chandra X-ray Observatory
CODE
— Creation Out of Deep Energy
SOFIA
— Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
GRS
— Great Red Spot
MDB
— multiplexed data bus
VSSRE
— Variable Star Section Reprints
SIS
— SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestial Intelligence) Intercept System
ECA
— Electronics Control Assembly
PAR
— Photon Activity Rate
SCP
— Small Computer Systems Interface
EDB
— Engineering Data Base
LEST
— Large Earth-based Solar Telescope
RC
— Red Clump
GBT
— Green Bank Telescope
PNS
— Pulsed Neutron Source
ASWG
— Astronomical Science Working Group
CXBR
— Cosmic X-ray Background Radiation
SUGRA
— Supergravity
CVAS
— Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society
GRB
— Gamma Ray Bursters
US/PS
— see PRESTO
WFPC2
— Wide Field Planetary Camera-2
ECF
— European Coordinating Facility
STDN
— Satellite Tracking and Data Network
RPSS
— Remote Proposal Submission System
EKBO
— Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt Object
IMIO
— Image Input/Output
WRO
— Warren Rupp Observatory
ILOC
— International Lunar Occultation Center
XBP
— X-Ray Bright Point
SOARD
— Steward Observatory Asteroid Relational Database
BCD
— Basic Calibrated Data
AER
— Astronomy Education Review
VHE
— Very High Energy
SDAS
— Scientific Data Analysis System
CCITT
— Consultative Committee on International Telegraph & Telephone
RS
— Reed-Solomon error detection
TAUVEX
— Tel Aviv University Ultraviolet Explorer
ODS
— Our Dark Skies
USMP
— United States Microgravity Payload
CCO
— Central Compact Object
SCSA
— Science and Culture Series Astrophysics
ISEE
— International Sun Earth Explorer
NGT
— Next Generation Telescope
MW
— Milky Way
AAAM
— Active Amateur Astronomers of Maryland
BDEC
— Bendix Field Engineering Corporation
DBSA
— Database and System Administration team
PGPLOT
— FORTRAN subroutine library for plotting graphics
SSA
— Star Selector Assembly
CCAS
— Cape Cod Astronomical Society
SPE
— Static Phase Error
WFCAM
— Wide Field Camera
RTLT
— Round Trip Light Time
MEM
— Maximum Entropy Method
PTF
— Palomar Transient Factory
LV
— Lunette Verte
SIAF
— Science Instrument Aperture File
HEO
— Highly Elliptical Orbit
MEPCO
— Meeting of European Planetary and Cometary Observers
PMPS
— Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey
CRTS
— Centre Royal de Teledetection Spatiale
NLTT
— New Luyten Two-Tenths
SIP
— Software Implementation Plan
SSB
— Science Software Branch
SAR
— Software Analysis Room
CTWG
— Calibration Targets Working Group
LMST
— Local Mean Sidereal Time
OBP
— Onboard Processor
MOID
— Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance
SXG
— Spectrum-X-Gamma
KAIT
— Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope
DCL
— Digital Control Language
ACA
— Atacama Compact Array
UKST
— United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope
CCIR
— Comit? Consultatif International Pour La Radio (French For Consultative Committee On International Radio
MOSES
— Mission Operations and Systems Engineering Support
NOMAD
— Naval Observatory Merged Astrometric Dataset
GRU
— Ground Replaceable Unit
SPC
— Short Period Comets
NAO
— National Astronomy Olympiad
MPP
— multi-pinned phase
SSC
— STEIS Steering Committee
STVSW
— Space Telescope Verification Software
AH
— ampere hours
SCL
— Service Control Level
CRL
— Compound Refractive Lens
CCMS
— Command Control and Monitor System
SFN
— Star Formation Newsletter
SMC
— Standard Model of Cosmology
SIPE
— Science Instrument Protective Enclosure
LSA
— Large Science Aperture
VRSD
— Verification Requirements and Specifications Document
PDS
— Photometric Data Systems
SPYBAL
— spectrum Y balance
NLTE
— Non-local Thermodynamic Equilibrium
AJD
— Astronomical Julian Day
UNPSA
— United Nations Programme on Space Applications
MOST
— Microvariability and Oscillations of STars Telescope
CEP
— CEPheid
CMOS
— Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
RABF
— Radio Astronomy Bandstop Filter
SID
— Software Implementation Directive
CSWA
— Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy
APASS
— AAVSO Photometric All-Sky Survey
WF/PC
— Wide Field/Planetary Camera
WFAO
— Wide Field Adaptive Optics
WIRE
— Wide-Field Infrared Explorer
CFHT
— Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
WSGS
— White Sands Ground Station
WKAA
— West Kentucky Amateur Astronomers
EOR
— End of Record
NEAT
— Near Earth Asteroid Tracking
SHAD
— Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Dispersion
TAAA
— Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association
GIMP
— Geomagnetically Induced Motion Problem
SIDS
— SI Detector System
ALTS
— Astronomy Lunch Time Seminar
ACURA
— Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy
ECEF
— EarthCentered EarthFixed
FAST
— Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer
SDM
— Secondary Deployment Mechanism
NODO
— NASA Orbital Debris Observatory
BSS
— Bigelow Sky Survey
ICSO
— International Conference on Space Optics
TFOV
— target field of view
BATTERS
— Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescopes for Rapid Survey
GCI
— geocentric intertial
WOMBAT
— Wavelength-Oriented Microwave Background Analysis Team
HAC
— Huachuca Astronomy Club
SWRI
— Southwest Research Institute
DRS
— Direct Receiving Station
RSFC
— Radially Stratified Flame Core
AMSU
— Advanced Mass Spectrometry Unit
STEIS
— Space Telescope Electronic Information System
CAMAC
— Computer-Aided Measurement and Control
EOSL
— Earth Observation Systems Laboratory
SESD
— Science and Engineering Systems Division
NEAP
— Near Earth Asteroid Prospector
TRACE
— Transition Regional and Coronal Explorer
SINGS
— Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey
SOGS
— Science Operations Ground System
DE
— Dwarf elliptical
TO
— Texas Instruments
SDH
— science data header
ARAA
— Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
HAO
— High Altitude Observatory (NCAR)
RORF
— Radio/Optical Reference Frame
RGA
— Rate Gyro Assembly
CODMAC
— Committee on Data Management and Computing
VRM
— Venus Radar Mapper
FGC
— Flat Galaxy Catalogue
DDA
— Division on Dynamical Astronomy
VVDS
— VIMOS-VLT Deep Survey
CINEOS
— Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey
CDBS
— Calibration Data Base System
MOMV
— Manned Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
MICO
— Multi-year Interactive Computer Almanac
RMS
— Remote Manipulator System
HKO
— Hong Kong Observatory
EAAE
— European Association for Astronomy Education
RWA
— Reaction Wheel Assembly
COHSI
— Cambridge OH-Suppression Instrument
SLOI
— Satellite Lake Observatory Initiative
SIMM
— Standard Inline Memory Module
SAREX
— Search and Rescue Exercise
PWN
— Pulsar Wind Nebula
MSO
— Mount Stromlo Observatory
SSE
— Star Selector Encoder
SHAR
— Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Refraction
VF
— Variable Frequency
SMA
— Submillimeter Array
SSRV
— Space Science Reviews
VIMOS
— Visible Multiobject Spectrograph
CRRES
— Combined Release Radiation Effects Satellite
ACIS
— Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer
RFO
— Robert Ferguson Observatory
SBIG
— Santa Barbara Instrument Group
CFS
— Chandrasekhar - Friedmann - Schutz instability
SEST
— Swedish ESO Submillimeter Telescope
CA
— Coronagraphic Apodizer
RMS
— Republic Management Systems, Inc.
NIU
— NASCOM Interface Unit
LWS
— Long-Wave Spectrograph
ECO
— Earth crossing object
RSS
— Rotating Service Structure
MOSS
— Moving Object Support System
QEH
— Quantum Efficiency Hysteresis
START
— Solar Thermal Analysis Review and Training
CTA
— Computer Technology Associates (GSFC)
CIAO
— Coronagraphic Imager with Adaptive Optics
RSG
— Red Super Giant
DSN
— deep-space network
CNES
— Centre National d'Etude Spatiales
SUVSR
— Scandinavian Union of Amateur Astronomers Variable Star Section
DCMF
— Data Capture and Management Facility
WFS
— Wave Front Sensor
E/A
— Ephemeris/Attitude
RSA
— Revised Shapley-Ames
XRB
— X-Ray Background
TRB
— Test Review Board
LONEOS
— Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search
PUSNO
— Publications of the US Naval Observatory
CVA
— Central Valley Astronomers
RRL
— RR Lyrae
TAC
— telemetry and command processor
SCT
— Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope
MYSO
— Massive Young Stellar Object
SPG
— Special Projects Group
LWR
— Long Wavelength Redundant
IGI
— Interactive Graphics Interpreter
TAC
— The Astronomy Connection
CTTS
— Classical T Tauri Star
EIT
— Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
IBBTF
— Imagination Baffled By The Facts
L
— Lagrange
EED
— Extracted Engineering Data
ASCA
— Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astronomy
MU
— Memory Unit
LMXB
— Low-Mass X-Ray Binary
BMO
— Black Moving Object
VCC
— Virgo Cluster Catalog
GRAB
— Galactic Radiation and Background
LSST
— Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
NGC
— New General Catalog
SEST
— Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope
WAC
— Wide Angle Converter
MMA
— Milli Modulation Amplitude
IAAC
— Internet Amateur Astronomers Catalog
EHB
— Extreme Horizontal Branch
SSRT
— Single Stage Rocket Technology
LIC
— local interstellar cloud
RSAA
— Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics
OVIWG
— Orbital Verification Implementation Working Group
WXQ
— Waxing Quarter
MKO
— MAUNA KEA OBSERVATORY
CCS
— Cool Carbon Star
ASTRO
— Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations
SZE
— Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect
ERRSAC
— Eastern Regional Remote Sensing Applications Center
HMC
— Halley Multicolor Camera
IRS
— International Reference Star
STIS
— Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
GRAND
— Gamma Ray and Neutron Detector (NASA)
TAMS
— Terminal-Age Main Sequence
NTT
— New Technology Telescope
MLRS
— McDonald Laser Ranging Station
CHIP
— Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma
EGGR
— Eggen & Greenstein
SGD
— Solar Geophysical Data
SMC
— Small Magellanic Cloud
XIS
— X-ray Imaging Spectrometer
UAO
— University of Arizona Observatories
BHAS
— Black Hills Astronomical Society
FEAT
— Fine Error Averaging Test
B
— Barnard
VLB
— Very Long Baseline
GSSS
— Guide Star Selection System
ACYG
— Alpha CYGni
SS
— System Simulator
CANX
— Canadian Advanced Nanospace Experiments
TSRS
— Trieste Solar Radio System
ASIAA
— Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
GAAC
— Gloucester Area Astronomy Club
NTR
— Nuclear Thermal Rocket
JKT
— Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope
EBA
— Electronics Bay Assembly
MBA
— Main-Belt Asteroid
GHZ
— Galactic Habitable Zone
SB
— Super Bright
SOFA
— Selectable Optical Filter Assembly
JSGA
— Japan Spaceguard Association
SQIID
— Simultaneous Quad Infrared Imaging Device
COMICS
— Cooled Mid-Infrared Camera and Spectrometer
LPCI
— Lunar Phases Concept Inventory
UG
— U Geminorum
ADS
— Aitken Double Stars
SOSYR
— Solar System Research
AAT
— Anglo-Australian Telescope
IYA
— International Year of Astronomy
WBS
— Work Breakdown Schedule
CIB
— Cosmic Infrared Background
LOFAR
— Low Frequency Array
NGST
— Next Generation Space Telescope
SSPS
— Sky Survey Prototype System
PSS
— Palomar Sky Survey
WYAS
— West Yorkshire Astronomical Society
LM
— Low Mass
BCEP
— Beta CEPhei
SCOA
— Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics
LTP
— Lunar Transient Phenomenon
DES
— Dark Energy Survey
AC
— Ascendant Cusp
SXARI
— SX ARIetis
TAI
— International Atomic Time (Temps Atomique International) [to 2015 July 1st, 35s ahead of UTC; from 2015 July 1st, 36s ahead of UTC.]
ORD
— Operations Requirements Document
PPM
— Positions And Proper Motions (catalog)
WDM
— Warm Dark Matter
MT
— Moving Target
MGC
— Millennium Galaxy Catalogue
TLP
— The Lunascan Project
VVS
— Vereniging voor Sterrenkunde
SAMPEX
— Solar Anomalous And Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (spacecraft)
DCX
— Delta Clipper Experimental
QBSA
— Quarterly Bulletin on Solar Activity
SIPS
— Spectral Image Processing System
FGE
— Fine Guidance Electronics
ACT
— Astrographic Catalog Tycho
MMTO
— Multiple Mirror Telescope Observatory
DN
— Dwarf Novae
MOLA
— Mars Observer Laser Altimeter
DIG
— Dwarf Irregular Galaxy
ULAS
— Union List of Astronomy Serials
IMOA
— International Museum of Astronomy
CNO
— Carbon-Nitrogen-Oxygen
PM
— Primary Mirror
LN2
— liquid N2
RTA
— Real Time Activity
TESS
— Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
GSY
— Galactic Standard Year
DIB
— Diffuse Interstellar Band
NDV
— NASP Derived Vehicle
RAMBO
— Robust associations of massive baryonic objects
CGCS
— Cool Galactic Carbon Star
MOR
— Mission Operations Room
LOTIS
— Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System
QE
— Quality Engineer
ROTSE
— Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment
WIYN
— Wisconsin Indiana Yale NOAO Telescope Consortium
HPR
— Hardware Problem Report
LST
— Large Stellar Telescope
MGS
— Mars Global Surveyor
WDS
— Washington Double Star
NEAF
— North East Astronomy Form
WUVC
— Wezen Updated Variability Catalogue
MPEC
— Minor Planets Electronic Circular
SPSO
— Science Program Selection Office
LMS
— Lower Main Sequence
WFAP
— Wide Field Astronomy Panel
SPD
— Science Programs Division
MPS
— Microlensing Planet Search
MG
— Meteor Garden
RIACS
— Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science
ATPI
— Astronomy Through Practical Investigations
FAT
— Filtered Array Technology
MUSES
— MU Space Engineering Spacecraft
BHC
— Black Hole Candidate
SLSN-I
— hydrogen-poor SLSNe
MSE
— Milton S. Eisenhower library
PUAMS
— Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Amsterdam
BCD
— Blue Compact Dwarf
XRF
— X-Ray Flash
FD
— File Descriptor
LINEAR
— Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research
R
— Ray
ULIRG
— Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy
TAAS
— The Albuquerque Astronomical Society
GDSO
— Georgi Dobrovolski Solar Observatory
OV
— Orbital Verification
CST
— Constant Strain Triangle
WASP
— Wide Angle Search for Planets
SFD
— SXT Full Disk
MINISAT
— Miniature Satellite
LAMO
— low altitude mapping orbit
IAPPP
— International Amateur/Professional Photoelectric Photometry
WAT
— Wide Angle Tail
WSAL
— Winston-Salem Astronomical League
IRCS
— Infrared Camera and Spectrograph
PEGA
— Programs in Extra-Galactic Astronomy
LMT
— Large Millimeter Telescope
VGRF
— Variable-Gravity Research Facility
ODX
— Occular Dynamic eXperiment
REPT
— Relativistic Electron-Proton Telescope
CTRF
— Celestial and Terrestrial Reference Frames
ISSA
— Infrared Sky Survey Atlas
TB
— Thermal Balance
NEO
— Near-Earth Object - Non-combatant Evacuation Operations
BASIS
— Burst and All-Sky Imaging Survey
CRAF
— Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies
FIMS
— Fors Instrumental Mask Simulator
FFI
— Full Frame Image
NLDP
— National Launch Development Program
NIR
— Near Infrared Research
GKS
— Graphic Kernel System
LDE
— Long Decay Event
CMD
— Color-Magnitude Diagram
VISTAR
— visible space tracking and reconnaissance
SH
— Super Hot
EME
— Earth-to-Moon-to-Earth
SOHO
— Solar Heliospheric Observatory
OHD
— Observational Hubble-parameter Data
MOST
— Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope
WBS
— Wide Band Spectrometer
SSS
— SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys
PFR
— Portable Foot Restraint
HDF
— Hubble Deep Field
EMB
— Earth Moon Barycenter
MIPS
— Multi-band Imaging Photometer
EGP
— Extrasolar Giant Planet
ESIS
— European Space Information System
TRES
— Transatlantic Exoplanet Survey
OZ
— Objective Zenith
TSI
— Total Solar Irradiance
DRAO
— Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
SCO
— Software Change Order
CP
— Chemically Peculiar
SRAA
— Scenic Rim Astronomy Association, Inc.
MUNICS
— MUnich Near-Infrared Cluster Survey
♇
— Pluto
SRC
— Science Research Council (formerly DSIR) (U.K.)
SUSI
— Sydney University Stellar Interferometer
NS
— Neutron Star
BIMA
— Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Array
TPI
— Technical Proposal Instructions
EBL
— Extragalactic Background Light
WSF
— Wake Shield Facility
HESI
— High Energy Solar Imager
IFO
— Identified Flying Object (see Also UFO)
CIDA
— Cometary Interplanetary Dust Analyzer
WYBT
— Whole Year Blazar Telescope
CSMA
— Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy
AOA
— ASCA Online Arxiv
UVOT
— Ultraviolet Optical Telescope
TR
— TRansit
VISTA
— Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
TAA
— Tasmanian Amateur Astronomers
BS
— Bica and Schmitt
LLNL
— Lawrence-Livermore National Laboratory
CASA
— Common Astronomy Software Applications
ARAS
— Astronomical Ring for Access to Spectroscopy
EPOS
— European Project on the Sun
MTL
— Mission Time Line
UKSA
— United Kingdom Space Agency
HLC
— Heavy Lift Capability
LDN
— Lynds Dark Nebulae
GASA
— Graduate Astronomy Students Association
NA
— Negative Alignment
WAA
— Washington Area Astronomers
SXPHE
— SX PhoEnicis
EVGA
— European VLBI Group for Geodesy and Astrometry
AZA
— Analiza Zanieczyszczenia Atmosfery
LPICO
— Lunar and Planetary Institute Contributions
MACRO
— Monopoles, Astrophysics, and Cosmic Ray Observatory
UKIDSS UKIRT
— Infrared Deep Sky Survey
BE
— Bright Elements
LFSA
— List of Frequently Seen Acronyms
HS
— horizontal system
SSDA
— Solar System Data Archive
MBH
— Massive Black Hole
PBO
— Pine Bluff Observatory
EB
— Eclipsing Beta
SGRA
— School of Galactic Radio Astronomy
EPAO
— Educational and Public Affairs Office
MUF
— Mysterious Unknown Force
STAT
— Space Telescope Astrometry Team
EOT
— End Of Tape
DRD
— Data Requirements Document
SITB
— System Integration and Testing Branch
RS
— Resource Scheduler
MFP
— magnetic field perturbation theory
LTSA
— Long-Term Space Astrophysics
SZA
— Sunyaev-Zeldovich Array
LSB
— Low Surface Brightness
CMF
— Core Mass Function
LDS
— Luyten Double Star
TLP
— Transient Lunar Phenomenon
PSR
— Pulsar
CVP
— Continuously Variable Planetary
RCB
— R Coronae Borealis
MARS
— MOUNTAIN ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH SECTION
GTC
— Gran Telescopio Canario
ADH
— Average Daily Hours
IRD
— Interface Requirements Document
SFAC
— Santa Fe Astronomy Club
RVMA
— Reviews in Modern Astronomy
ING
— imagining new gastronomy
LSVT
— Large Solar Vacuum Telescope
SG
— Star Graph
CBP
— Collateral Benefits Plan
STAN
— Space Telescope Analysis Newsletter
VLM
— Very Low Mass
CES
— Central Electromagnetic Shower
NESS
— Near Earth Space Surveillance
EOL
— Earth Observing Laboratory (formerly ATD)
EC
— Embedded Cluster
WFAU
— Wide-Field Astronomy Unit
ERO
— Extremely Red Object
CRSR
— Center for Radiophysics and Space Research
VBT
— Vainu Bappu Telescope
PZT
— Photographic Zenith Tube
SVAL
— Soviet Astronomy Letters
CAL
— Casual Astronomy League
PACS
— Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer
M
— Mira
VOS
— Virtual Operating System
OGLE
— Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment
PGC
— Principal Galaxy Catalog
ESTEC
— European Space Research and Technology Center
ARTEMIS
— Advanced Relay TEchnology MISsion
CGRO
— Compton Telescope
JAC
— Japan Astronomical Circular
CSF
— Clustered Star Formation
BRAS
— Baton Rouge Astronomical Society
NIR
— Near Infrared Reflection
CHZ
— Circumstellar Habitable Zone
ADOR
— Astrometry and Design Operations Review
MEV
— million electron volts
IRIS
— InfraRed Imaging Surveyor
COD
— Carbon Oxygen Dwarf
URPX
— Uranian Ring Plane Crossing
ARAS
— Armenian Astronomical Society
SLSN-R
— radioactively powered SLSNe
SSM
— System Support Module
O
— Occult
RSI
— Research Systems, Inc.
SHAD
— Stellar Horizon Attitude Determination
WCT
— Window Correction Table
HR
— Hertzsprung-Russell
R&R
— Reproducibility And Repeatability
WSO
— World Space Observatory
SCRT
— Stockholm Centimetre Radio Telescope
SDS
— Star Diagnosis System
UHTC
— Ultra High Transmission Coatings (Meade)
MXRB
— Massive X-Ray Binary
ACPG
— Astronomical Community Participation Group
REM
— Rat Enclosure Module
CAMC
— Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle
OPR
— Operations Problem Report
OT
— Off-Topic
WTTS
— Weak-Line T-Tauri Star
ALFA
— A Laser For Astronomy
DRO
— Distant Retrograde Orbit
SPWEA
— Space Weather
OAD
— Office for Astronomy Development
GRB(S)
— gamma ray burst(s)
OSG
— Observatory Support Group
WFPCII
— Replacement For WFPC
STARS
— Seismic Telescope for Astrophysical Research from Space
SDD
— Single Dish Data
STFS
— Space Telescope Flight Software
JOP
— Joint Observing Program
RAPT
— Reynolds Amateur Photometry Team
C&DH
— Control and Data Handling
VRAM
— Virtual Random Access Memory
CALL
— Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link
ALIS
— Airborne Laser Isotope Spectrometer
ASCH
— Alien Societies Culture And History
WAPP
— Wide-base Arecibo Pulsar Processor
WBHF
— WideBand High Frequency
HRC
— High Resolution Camera
DCB
— Design Change Board
MLSO
— Mauna Loa Solar Observatory
EUSO
— Extreme Universe Space Observatory
IG
— Inter-Galactic
TBC
— Time Base Correctors
CRTS
— Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey
TIM
— Telescope Image Modeling
AB
— Archive Branch
VTT
— Vacuum Tower Telescope
VPO
— VISTA Project Office
RMO
— Rattlesnake Mountain Observatory
CGRO
— Compton Gamma Ray Obsrvatory
FIRST
— Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-centimeters
SET
— Science, Engineering and Technology
N
— Nova
STS
— Shuttle Transport System
CIO
— Catalog of Infrared Observations
LS
— List Star
SGC
— Southern Galaxy Catalogue
QHO
— Quail Hollow Observatory
LWS
— Long Wavelength Spectrometer
CSE
— Circumstellar Envelope
GRB
— Gamma Ray Blast
WHDF
— William Herschel Deep Field
YS
— Yellow Straggler
HRD
— Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram (astronomy)
ITT
— International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
ASW
— Address and Synchronization Word
TLE
— Total Lunar Eclipse
MI
— Maximum Influence
GASP
— GSSS Archive Support Project
FU
— Forces Unknown
LAL
— LALande
RV
— Radius of Venus
NT
— Non-Thermal
YSG
— Yellow Super Giant
CVN
— Canes Venatici (A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Ursa Major and Boötes, under the handle of the Big Dipper)
INFOL
— Ingredient Necessary FOr Life
F
— Fraunhofer lines
SD
— Subdwarf
ISGRI
— INTEGRAL Soft Gamma-Ray Imager
LTT
— Luyten Two-Tenths
PASA
— Pan-Arab Space Agency
WLWG
— Weak Lensing Working Group
AA
— Academic Affairs
OTS
— Oasa Tamura Sugitani
TDT
— Terrestrial Dynamical Time
RDI
— Radiation Driven Implosion
SLS
— Space Life Sciences
TMN
— Tokyo Meteor Network
VSSC
— Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
SIRA
— Solar Imaging Radio Array
SALT
— South African Large Telescope
MVAC
— Mission Valley Astronomy Club
KM
— Kilometres
NSUM
— Non-Spatial Universal Mechanics
TARDIS
— The Apparatus for Really Distant Interstellar Sojourns
SPST
— Science Planning and Scheduling Team
GN
— Galactic Nebula
L
— Luyten
SPS
— Solar Power Satellite
WHAC
— West Hawaii Astronomy Club
TRACE
— Transition Region and Coronal Explorer
MPAS
— Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society
NLST
— National Large Solar Telescope
TAOS
— Taiwan American Occultation Survey
LMC
— Large Magellanic Cloud
PDB
— Project Data Base
RCI
— Rodent Cage Interface
DSO
— Deep Space Object
UVCS
— Ultraviolet Coronal Spectrometer
ABRIXAS
— A BRoadband Imaging X-ray All-sky Survey
AD
— Analog to Digital
O
— Obli