Alidade – Device that allows one to sight a distant object
Armillary sphere – Model of objects in the sky consisting of a framework of rings
Astrarium – Timepiece and astronomical prediction device
Astrolabe – Astronomical instrument
Astronomical clock – Clock with special mechanisms and dials to display astronomical information
Antikythera mechanism – Ancient analogue astronomical computer
Blink comparator – Astronomical instrument used to measure movements or variations in the brightness of celestial objectsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Bolometer – Device for measuring incident electromagnetic radiation
Canterbury Astrolabe Quadrant – astrolabe in the British MuseumPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Celatone – Navigational aid reliant on tracking Jupiter's moons in the sky
Celestial sphere – Imaginary sphere of arbitrarily large radius, concentric with the observer
Charge-coupled device – Device for the movement of electrical charge
Computers – Automatic general-purpose device for performing arithmetic or logical operationsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
CMOS sensor – Image sensor, consisting of an integrated circuitPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Coronagraph – Telescopic attachment designed to block out the direct light from a star
Cosmolabe – Ancient astronomical instrument
Dioptra – Classical surveying instrument from the 3rd century BCE
Equatorial ring – Instrument to determine the moment of the equinoxes
Equatorium – Astronomical calculating instrument
Gnomon – Part of a sundial that casts a shadow
Inclinometer – Instrument used to measure the inclination of a surface relative to local gravity
Interferometer – Measurement method using interference of wavesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Kamal – Celestial navigation device that determines latitude
Meridian circle – Astronomical instrument for timing of the passage of stars
Microchannel plate detector – Detection single parties and photons
Mural instrument – Type of angle measuring device
Nebra sky disk – Bronze artefact, c. 1600 BCE, found in Nebra, GermanyPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Nocturnal – instrument used to determine the local time based on the relative positions of two or more stars in the night skyPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Octant – Measuring instrument used primarily in navigation; type of reflecting instrument
Optical spectrometer, also known as Spectrograph – Instrument to measure the properties of visible light
Orrery – Mechanical model of the Solar System
Photographic plate – Target medium in photography
Photometer – Instrument to measure light intensity
Planisphere – Class of star chart
Prague astronomical clock – Medieval astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall building in Prague, Czech Republic
Quadrant – Navigation instrument
Reticle – Aim markings in optical devices, e.g. crosshairs
Radio plate
Retroreflector – Device to reflect radiation back to its source
Scaphe – Sundial said to have been invented by Aristarchus
Sextant – Measuring instrument in AstronomyPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Starshade – Proposed occulterPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Space telescope – Instrument in space to study astronomical objects
Spectrometers – Used to measure spectral components of lightPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Sundial – Device that tells the time of day by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky
Telescope – Instrument that makes distant objects appear magnified
Torquetum – Medieval astronomical instrument
Triquetrum – Ancient astronomical instrument
Zenith telescope – Type of telescope that points straight up
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