Acronyms of Astronomical Terms

A
Alt/Azi Altitude-Azimuth / Altazimuth
APO Apochromat
C
CA Clear Aperture
CME Coronal Mass Ejection
CO Central Obstruction
E
EQ Mount Equatorial Mount
F
FC Field Curvature
FF Field Flattener
FR Focal Reducer
FOV Field of View
AFOV Apparent Field of View
TFOV True Field of View
FWHM Full Width at Half Maximum
G
GEM German Equatorial Mount
GPS Global Positioning System
M
MAK Maksutov
MCT Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope
O
OTA Optical Tube Assembly
R
RC Ritchey-Chretien
S
S/N Signal Noise ratio
SCT Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope
T
Tak Takahashi
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