The phrase "astronomical tradition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing historical practices, beliefs, or knowledge related to astronomy.
Example: "Many cultures have their own astronomical tradition that influences their calendars and agricultural practices."
Alternatives: "astronomical heritage" or "astronomical customs".
The astronomical tradition is of impressive duration and continuity.
Ptolemy was the last major figure in the Greek astronomical tradition.
By astronomical tradition, the discoverer of a new planet or moon is entitled to suggest names for it to the International Astronomical Union, which has about 11,000 members in 93 countries and was founded in 1919 to promote international scientific cooperation.
That astronomical tradition is due to resume next spring, as construction begins on the $30 million Iranian National Observatory, a 3.4-meter optical telescope.
In his work, The Republic (X.616E 617B), the Greek philosopher Plato provided the oldest known statement defining the order of the planets in Greek astronomical tradition.
The association with goats carried into the Greek astronomical tradition, though it later became associated with a charioteer along with the shepherd.
And that does not include names from non-European or Middle-Eastern cultures: Chinese, Inuit, Polynesian, and other astronomical traditions have other nomenclature.
The installation is designed as a monthly calendar and sun-dial, drawing from ancient Islamic astronomical traditions.
A particularly important early development was the beginning of mathematical and scientific astronomy, which began among the Babylonians, who laid the foundations for the later astronomical traditions that developed in many other civilizations.
But the tradition of astronomical data-mining goes back a long way.
You'll be following in a great tradition of astronomical drawing.
