telescopic star

noun

a star that is fainter than 7th magnitude in apparent magnitude, and therefore in most cases is not visible to the naked eye.

Opposite
naked-eye star
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Meanings

nountelescopic star (plural telescopic stars)

plural telescopic stars

  1. astronomya star that is fainter than 7th magnitude in apparent magnitude, and therefore in most cases is not visible to the naked eye.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
naked-eye star
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