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astrophotography

specialized type of photography for recording images of astronomical objects and large areas of the night sky
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astrophotography

Summary

astrophotography is a photography genre[1]. astrophotography draws 468 Wikipedia views per month (photography_genre category, ranking #13 of 60).[2]

Key Facts

  • astrophotography's instance of is recorded as photography genre[3].
  • astrophotography is a type of photography[4].
  • astrophotography's Commons category is recorded as Astronomical photography[5].
  • astrophotography's said to be the same as is recorded as space photography[6].
  • astrophotography's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Astrophotography[7].
  • astrophotography's product or material produced is recorded as astrophotograph[8].
  • astrophotography's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • astrophotography's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • astrophotography's practiced by is recorded as astrophotographer[11].

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Definition and Type

astrophotography's instance of is recorded as photography genre[3]. astrophotography is a type of photography[4].

Why It Matters

astrophotography draws 468 Wikipedia views per month (photography_genre category, ranking #13 of 60).[2] astrophotography has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] astrophotography is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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