Astronomy Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. AMPS
   Atmosphere, Magnetosphere & Plasmas in Space
2. ANSI
   American National Standards Institute, Inc.
3. APT
   Astronomers Proposal Tools
4. APT
   Automatic Photometric Telescope
5. APT
   Automated Patrol Telescope
6. APT
   Automatic Photoelectric Telescope
7. ASTD
   Advanced Space Technology Division
8. B/L
   Baseline
9. BAT
   Burst Alert Telescope
10. c&a
    calibration and analysis
11. CASE
    computer-automated software engineering
12. CRSR
    Center for Radiophysics and Space Research
13. CSPN
    Central Star of Planetary Nebula
14. ISSA
    Infrared Sky Survey Atlas
15. MIS
    Management Information System (OSHA)
16. NAIC
    National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center
17. NAO
    National Astronomy Olympiad
18. NCSA
    National Center for Supercomputer Applications (Urbana IL)
19. O/S
    Operating System
20. PAR
    Photon Activity Rate

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