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  • noun Plural form of coronagraph.

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Examples

  • Our estimates for the driving current are based on measurements of the propelling force obtained using data from the LASCO coronagraphs aboard the SOHO satellite.

    Up, Up and Away! Helium Balloon Telescope Explores the Sun | Universe Today 2009

  • Likely use both interferometry and coronagraphs to image Earth-like planets.

    Launchpad Day 5: Cosmology (Mike Brotherton) maryrobinette 2008

  • However, eclipses are relatively rare and don't last long, and coronagraphs occlude the inner parts of the corona.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • In addition to focus on space propulsion, the committee ranked even higher on its list the need to develop 'star shades' and coronagraphs to help block out the light of distant stars so that orbiting telescopes can directly observe planets in orbit around them.

    Forbes.com: News John Farrell 2012

  • Typically, comet-watchers see the Kreutz-group comets only through images taken by coronagraphs, a specialised telescope that views the Sun's fainter out atmosphere, or corona, by blocking the direct blinding sunlight with a solid occulting disk.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Sara C Nelson 2012

  • The first generation will feature 1. 5-to-2.5-meter-wide coronagraphs to block out the direct light from

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • He adds that the team is also talking to several groups developing next-generation adaptive optics about integrating vortex coronagraphs.

    physicsworld.com: all content 2010

  • He adds that the team is also talking to several groups developing next-generation adaptive optics about integrating vortex coronagraphs.

    physicsworld.com: all content 2010

  • LASCO C3 imagery as well as STEREO A and B coronagraphs.

    SpaceRef Top Stories 2010

  • The second generation will feature interferometers, coronagraphs and other equipment to better analyze the light reflected off these exoplanets.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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