Photoheliograph


[foh-tuh-hee-lee-uh-graf, -grahf] /ˌfoʊ təˈhi li əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/

noun, Astronomy.
1.
an instrument for photographing the sun, consisting of a camera and a specially adapted telescope.

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