List of Astronomy Acronyms - Q

Q

  • QBO – (astrophysics terminology) Quasi-Biennial Oscillation, a type of season variation in the Earth's atmosphere
  • QE – (instrumentation) Quantum Efficiency, the sensitivity of CCDs
  • QPO – (astrophysics terminology) Quasi-Periodic Oscillation
  • QSO – (celestial object) Quasi-Stellar Object
  • Quasar – (celestial object) QUASi-stellAR radio source

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