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altazimuth::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system |
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More recent large telescopes have instead adopted the more compact and mechanically stable altazimuth mount.
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The mirror rotates on an altazimuth mount.
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The astronomical tripod is normally fitted with an altazimuth or equatorial mount to assist in tracking celestial bodies.
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Each Keck telescope sits on an altazimuth mount.
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In 1847 an altazimuth was erected, designed by Airy to enable observations of the moon to be made not only on the meridian, but whenever it might be visible.
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This is accomplished by using either equatorial or computer controlled altazimuth telescope mounts to keep celestial objects centered while the earth rotates.
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- An instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation
- An altazimuth or alt-azimuth mount is a simple two-axis mount for supporting and rotating an instrument about two mutually perpendicular axes; a vertical (altitude) axis, and a horizontal (azimuth) axis. ...
- Altitude-Azimuth. A telescope that moves in two axes, one left-to-right around a turntable base, and one up and down. Any part of the sky can be located with movement in these two axes.
- A simple telescope mount that allows movement in altitude (north-south) and in azimuth (east-west). Also called alt-az mounts.
- A mounting for a telescope or camera that has two, mutually perpendicular axes of rotation - one horizontal, the other vertical. This permits the telescope or camera to be slewed vertically and horizontally. A camera tripod is an example of an altazimuth mount.
