Unified Astronomy Thesaurus

Last uploaded: June 20, 2024
Preferred Name

Optical astronomy

Synonyms

Visible astronomy

Definitions

An area of astronomy where astronomers observe and analyse light from the Universe that falls within the wavelength range that the human eye is sensitive to, about 400 nm (violet) to 750 nm (red), which is also referred to as visible light.

ID

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1776

altLabel

Visible astronomy

Visible telescopes

Visible astronomical observations

broader

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1043

contributor

http://editor.vocabs.ands.org.au/user/AAS_Frey.Katie

definition

An area of astronomy where astronomers observe and analyse light from the Universe that falls within the wavelength range that the human eye is sensitive to, about 400 nm (violet) to 750 nm (red), which is also referred to as visible light.

modified

2024-06-20T12:26:26.880Z

2024-06-20T12:27:02.855Z

narrower

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1167

prefLabel

Optical astronomy

related

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/2108

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