as·tro·cam·era | \ ˌa-(ˌ)strō-ˈkam-rə 
, -ˈka-mə-rə \
, -ˈka-mə-rə \ plural astrocameras
Definition of astrocamera
: a camera that is designed or used for taking photographs of astronomical objects and events Sections on telescopes, cameras, and CCD astrocameras follow, along with a chapter on “the desktop moon.”— Mary Carroll, Booklist, July 2000
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The first known use of astrocamera was in 1930
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