PHOTOMETRY

Photometry

Photometry is a technique of astronomy concerned with measuring the flux, or intensity of an astronomical object's electromagnetic radiation. Usually, photometry refers to measurement over large wavelength bands of radiation; when not only the amount of radiation but also its spectral distribution are measured the term spectrophotometry is used.

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photometry

Noun

  1. the measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity
  2. the measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars


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