Astronomy Abbreviations and Acronyms

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

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