Description: 國際天文學聯合會（IAU）是由來自世界各地的專業天文學家組成的協會，他們目前從事天文學研究、教育或推廣方面的工作。它成立於1919年，致力於為公眾開展宣傳和教育活動，同時通過科學會議促進積極的天文學研究。

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The OAE Multilingual Glossary is a project of the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) in collaboration with the IAU Office of Astronomy Outreach (OAO). The terms and definitions were chosen, written and reviewed by a collective effort from the OAE, the OAE Centers and Nodes, the OAE National Astronomy Education Coordinators (NAECs) and other volunteers. You can find a full list of credits here. All glossary terms and their definitions are released under a Creative Commons CC BY-4.0 license and should be credited to "IAU OAE".