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