deep-sky
(Redirected from deep sky object)
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A modern term used primarily by amateur astronomers.
Adjective
[edit]deep-sky (not comparable)
- (astronomy) Existing outside of the Solar System; relating to that which exists outside of the Solar System.
Usage notes
[edit]- Deep-sky is not used in reference to stellar objects such as individual stars or binary stars, but it may include large clusters of stars.
Translations
[edit]object in the night sky other than a solar system object, single star or multiple star system
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