The scientific description and mapping of stars and celestial objects in the night sky.
From Greek 'astron' (star) + 'graphia' (writing/description). Emerged in the 16th century as astronomy developed more sophisticated observational techniques for documenting stellar positions and properties.
Astrography literally means 'writing about stars,' and before telescopes and computers, astronomers had to meticulously hand-draw star maps—essentially creating ancient versions of today's digital sky surveys that map billions of celestial objects.
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