Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Astronomy’
- Code
-
Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- ESOB
-
European Southern Observatory Bulletin
- ESOC
-
European Space Operations Centre
- ESOC
-
European Space Operations Center
- ESOSP
-
European Southern Observatory Scientific Preprints
- ESOSR
-
European Southern Observatory Scientific Report
- ESPI
-
European Space Policy Institute
- ESPON
-
European Spatial Planning Observation Network
- ESR
-
Effective Sunrise
- ESRIN
-
European Space Research Institute
- ESRO
-
European Space Research Organisation
- ESRO
-
European Space Research Organization
- ESS
-
Effective Sunset
- ESTEC
-
European Space Research and Technology Centre
- ESTP
-
European Space Technology Platform (www.estp-space.eu)
- ETNO
-
Extreme Trans-Neptunian Object
ETNO is equivalent to OTNE (Objet Transneptunien Extrême) in French.
- EUVE
-
Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
The abbreviation EUVE (Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer) includes abbreviations EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) and UV (Ultraviolet).
- ExA
-
Experimental Astronomy
- F&CRe
-
Flower and Cook Observatory Reprints
- FCPh
-
Fundamentals of Cosmic Physics
- FDEPS
-
Fluid Dynamics in Earth and Planetary Sciences
The abbreviation FDEPS (Fluid Dynamics in Earth and Planetary Sciences) includes the abbreviation FD (Fluid Dynamics).
- FHST
-
Fixed-Head Star Tracker
- FIG
-
Fédération Internationale des Géomètres
- FIRSSE
-
Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
- FMAG
-
Fluid Mechanics of Astrophysics and Geophysics
- FMM
-
Forest Mapping Management (https://www.fmm.at)
- FOS
-
Faint Object Spectrograph
- FPSS
-
Fine-Pointing Sun Sensor
The abbreviation FPSS (Fine-Pointing Sun Sensor) includes the abbreviation SS (Sun Sensor).
- FQXi
-
Foundational Questions Institute
- FTT
-
Field Test Telescope
- FUSE
-
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
- GAD
-
German Astronomical Directory
- GAI
-
Geospatial Applications and Interoperability
- GALEX
-
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
- GAM
-
Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs
- GApFD
-
Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics
The abbreviation GApFD (Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics) includes the abbreviation FD (Fluid Dynamics).
- GBF
-
Geographic Base Files
- GCNew
-
Galactic Center Newsletter
- GDOP
-
Geometric Dilution Of Precision
The abbreviation GDOP (Geometric Dilution Of Precision) includes the abbreviation DOP (Dilution Of Precision).
- GEOSC
-
GEOS Circular on Eclipsing Binaries
- GEOSN
-
GEOS Note Circulaire
- GETEPE
-
Grupo Executivo de Trabalho e Estudos de Projetos Espaciais
- GHA
-
General History of Astronomy
- GHRS
-
Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph
- GICi
-
Gruppo Italiano RV Tauri Circolare
- GIRM
-
Geospatial Interoperability Reference Model
- GISS
-
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
- GLAST
-
Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope
- GLORe
-
Goethe Link Observatory Reprints
- GM
-
Geografische Mijl
- GNM
-
Grand Nuage de Magellan
GNM is equivalent to LMC (Large Magellanic Cloud) in English.
- GOCNAE
-
Grupo de Organização da Comissão Nacional de Atividades Espaciais
- GPNDS
-
Global Positioning and Nuclear Detection System
- GPR
-
Ground Penetrating Radar
- GPS
-
Global Positioning System
The abbreviation GPS (Global Positioning System) is included in abbreviations such as NDGPS (Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System) and GPSCP (Global Positioning System Computer Program).
- GPSCP
-
Global Positioning System Computer Program
The abbreviation GPSCP (Global Positioning System Computer Program) includes abbreviations GPS (Global Positioning System) and CP (Computer Program).
- GRAV
-
Gruppo di Ricerca Astrofotometrica Variabilisti
- GRE
-
Gamma Ray Explorer
- GRO
-
Gamma Ray Observatory
- GSA
-
Galileo Supervisory Authority (https://www.gsa.europa.eu)
GSA is equivalent to GSA (European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Supervisory Authority) in English.
- GSA
-
European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Supervisory Authority (https://www.gsa.europa.eu)
GSA is equivalent to GSA (see above).
- GSC
-
Guide Star Catalog
- GSTDN
-
Ground Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
- GTEPE
-
Grupo de Trabalho de Estudos e Projetos Espaciais
- GUGK
-
Glavnoye Upravileniye Geodesii i Kartografii
- GUL
-
Geschichte und Lichtwechsel der Veränderlichen Sterne
- GeAer
-
Geodeziia i Aerofotos'emka
- GeCoA
-
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
- GeGe
-
Geophysica et Geodaetica
- GeKaA
-
Geodeziia, Kartografiia i Aerofotos'emka
- GeKar
-
Geodeziia i Kartografiia
GeKar is equivalent to GeKar (Геодезия и картография) in Russian.
- GeKar
-
Геодезия и картография
GeKar is equivalent to GeKar (see above).
- GeoK
-
Geodezja i Kartografia
- GeoOM
-
Georgetown Observatory Monogram
- GeoRe
-
Georgetown Observatory Reprints
- GfW
-
Gesellschaft für Weltraumforschung
- GrAeH
-
Grumman Aerospace Horizons
- GriO
-
Griffith Observer
- HAAG
-
Handbook of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics
- HAD
-
Historical Astronomy Division
- HALCA
-
Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy
- HDA
-
Handbuch der Astrophysik
- HEAD
-
High Energy Astrophysics Division (https://head.aas.org/)
- HEAO
-
High Energy Astronomical Observatory
- HEAO
-
High Energy Astronomy Observatory
- HEGRA
-
High-Energy-Gamma-Ray Astronomy
- HEO
-
High Earth Orbit
- HEO
-
High-Energy Orbit
- HESS
-
High Energy Stereoscopic System
- HETE
-
High Energy Transient Explorer
- HPCA
-
Hot Plasma Composition Analyzer
- HRSC
-
High Resolution Stereo Camera
- HRSO
-
High-Resolution Solar Observatory
- HST
-
Hubble Space Telescope
- HUT
-
Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope
- HalRe
-
Hale Observatories Reprints
- HamS
-
Hamburger Sternwarte Sonderdrucke
- HarAC
-
Harvard College Observatory Announcement Card
- HarAR
-
Harvard College Observatory Annual Report
- HarCi
-
Harvard College Observatory Circular
- HarPa
-
Harvard College Observatory Papers
- HarRe
-
Harvard College Observatory Reprints
- HarZi
-
Harthaer Beobachtungs-Zirkular
- HelOB
-
Helwan Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics Bulletins
- HemD
-
Hemel en Dampkring
- HiA
-
Highlights of Astronomy
- HvaOB
-
Hvar Observatory Bulletin
- HyInt
-
Hyperfine Interactions
- IAA
-
International Aerospace Abstracts
- IACT
-
Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope
- IAFE
-
Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio
- IAIN
-
International Association of the Navigation Institutes
- IAU
-
International Astronomical Union (https://www.iau.org/)
- IAUC
-
International Astronomical Union Circular
- IAUT
-
Transactions of the International Astronomical Union
- IBVS
-
Informational Bulletin on Variable Stars
- IGAFS
-
Issledovaniia Geomagnetizmu Aeronomii i Fizike Solntsa
- IGN
-
Institut Géographique National
- IGS
-
Ingénieurs-Géomètres Suisses (https://www.igs-ch.ch/)
IGS is equivalent to IGS (Ingenieur-Geometer Schweiz) in German.
- IGS
-
Ingenieur-Geometer Schweiz (https://www.igs-ch.ch/)
IGS is equivalent to IGS (see above).
- IIApN
-
Indian Institute of Astrophysics Newsletter
- IIN
-
Istituto Italiano di Navigazione
IIN is equivalent to IIN (Italian Institute of Navigation) in English.
- IINA
-
Atti dell'Istituto Italiano di Navigazione
- IJAEO
-
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
- IJAsB
-
International Journal of Astrobiology
- IJI
-
International Journal of Imaging
- IJLRA
-
Institut Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (www.dalembert.upmc.fr)
- IJPRS
-
International Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
The abbreviation IJPRS (International Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) includes the abbreviation JPRS (Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing).
- IJRS
-
International Journal of Remote Sensing
- IJRSP
-
Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics
- ILGA
-
Interférométrie Laser pour la Gravitation et l'Astrophysique
- ILRS
-
International Laser Ranging Service (https://ilrs.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov/)
- IMLEO
-
Initial Mass in Low Earth Orbit
- IMO
-
International Meteor Organization
- IMP
-
Inflatable Micrometeoroid Paraglider
- IMP
-
Interplanetary Monitoring Platform
- IMS
-
Interplanetary Monitor Satellite
- INCAS
-
Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Aerospaţială
- INCASOL
-
Institut Català del Sòl
- INPE
-
Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais
- INSIGHT
-
Interior exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport
- INSU
-
Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers
- INTA
-
Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (www.inta.es)
- INTEGRAL
-
INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
- INTSA
-
Itogi Nauki i Tekhniki. Seriia Astronomiia
INTSA is equivalent to INTSA (Итоги науки и техники. Астрономия) in Russian.
- INTSA
-
Итоги науки и техники. Астрономия
INTSA is equivalent to INTSA (see above).
- INTSI
-
Itogi Nauki i Tekhniki Seriia Issledovanie Kosmicheskogo Prostranstva
- IORA
-
(Annuario publicado pelo) Imperial Observatorio do Rio de Janeiro
- IORP
-
Imperial Observatório do Rio de Janeiro
- IOTA
-
International Occultation Timing Association
- IPNPR
-
Interplanetary Network Progress Report
The abbreviation IPNPR (Interplanetary Network Progress Report) includes the abbreviation PR (Progress Report).
- IPS
-
Indoor Positioning System
- IQSY
-
International Quiet Sun Year
- IRA
-
Infrared Astronomy
- IRAM
-
Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique
- IRAS
-
Infrared Astronomical Satellite
- IRAS
-
Istituto Spezzino Ricerche Astronomiche
- ISA
-
Information Spatiale et Archéologie
- ISAS
-
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (www.isas.jaxa.jp)
- ISBRv
-
International Space Business Review
- ISEE
-
International Sun-Earth Explorer
- ISF
-
Industrial Space Facility
- ISO
-
Imaging Spectrometic Observatory
- ISO
-
Infrared Space Observatory
- ISP
-
Integrated Space Plan
- ISRO
-
Indian Space Research Organisation (https://www.isro.gov.in/)
- ISTS
-
Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science
- ISU
-
International Space University
- ISY
-
International Space Year
- ITAB
-
Institut Teoreticheskoi Astronomii, Biulleten
- ITGRS
-
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
- ITU
-
Infrared Telescope Unit
- IUE
-
International Ultraviolet Explorer
- IUEEN
-
IUE ESA Newsletter
- IUENN
-
IUE NASA Newsletter
- IUGG
-
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (www.iugg.org)
IUGG is equivalent to UGGI (Union Géodésique et Géophysique Internationale) in French.
- IWF
-
Institut für Weltraumforschung (https://www.oeaw.ac.at/iwf/home)
- IllOB
-
Bulletin of the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Illinois
- InEPS
-
Indian Academy of Sciences Proceedings: Earth and Planetary Sciences
- IrAJ
-
Irish Astronomical Journal
The abbreviation IrAJ (Irish Astronomical Journal) is included in the abbreviation IrAJS (Irish Astronomical Journal Supplement).
- IrAJS
-
Irish Astronomical Journal Supplement
The abbreviation IrAJS (Irish Astronomical Journal Supplement) includes the abbreviation IrAJ (Irish Astronomical Journal).
- IsSRT
-
Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
- IssZK
-
Issledovanie Zemli iz Kosmosa
IssZK is equivalent to IssZK (Исследование Земли из Космоса) in Russian.
- IssZK
-
Исследование Земли из Космоса
IssZK is equivalent to IssZK (see above).
- IzAlm
-
Izvestiya Astrofizicheskogo Instituta Alma-Ata
- IzGla
-
Izvestiia Glavnoi rossiiskoi astronomicheskoi observatorii
- IzKaz
-
Izvestiya Astronomicheskoj Engel'gardt obskoj Observatorii Kazan
- IzKie
-
Izvestiya Glavnoj Astronomicheskoj Observatorii Kiev
- IzKry
-
Izvestiya Ordena Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni Krymskoj Astrofizicheskoj Observatorii
- IzNic
-
Izviestiia Nikolaevskoi glavnoi astronomicheskoi observatorii
- IzPul
-
Izvestiya Glavnoj Astronomicheskoj Observatorii v Pulkove
- JAAVSO
-
Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
The abbreviation JAAVSO (Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers) includes abbreviations AAVSO (American Association of Variable Star Observers) and AVSO (Association of Variable Star Observers).
- JAD
-
Journal of Astronomical Data
- JAF
-
Journal des Astronomes Français
- JAHH
-
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
- JALPO
-
Journal of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
The abbreviation JALPO (Journal of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) includes the abbreviation ALPO (Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers).
- JASAC
-
Japan Astronomical Study Association Circulars
- JASEg
-
Journal of the Astronomical Society of Egypt
- JASS
-
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
- JASV
-
Journal of the Astronomical Society of Victoria
- JAXA
-
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (https://global.jaxa.jp/)