equatorial mount
31Sky-Watcher — Infobox Company company type = Corporation foundation = 1980 location city = Richmond, British Columbia location country = Canada industry = Technology company slogan = For people curious enough to look up and wonder. homepage = http://www.sky… …
32Clock drive — mechanism in the pier of the german equatorial mount for the 8 inch refracting telescope at Aldershot Observatory. In astronomy a Clock drive is a regulatory mechanism used to move an equatorial mounted telescope along one axis to keep the… …
33Celestial coordinate system — For other uses of Celestial , see Celestial (disambiguation). Orientation of Astronomical Coordinates Orientation of the galactic, ecliptic and equatorial coordinate systems, projected on the celestial sphere, showing the galactic equator (black) …
34Meade LX200 — A 16″ (40 cm) aperture Meade LX200 in the York University Observatory …
35Meade Instruments — For other uses, see Meade (disambiguation). Meade Instruments Corporation Type Public (NASDAQ: MEAD) Founded 1972 …
36NASA Infrared Telescope Facility — The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility atop Mauna Kea …
37BTA-6 — Infobox Telescope bgcolour = name = BTA 6 caption = BTA 6 as seen from in front of the main entrance organization = SAO location = near Mt. Pastukhova, Russia wavelength = 0.3 to 10 μM built = First light 1975 website = http://w0.sao.ru/Doc… …
38Polar Alignment — is the act of aligning the rotational axis of a telescopes equatorial mount in parallel with the rotational axis of the earth.There are various ways to achieve this. Alignment Methods The method to use differ depending on if the alignment is… …
39Observational astronomy — Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory Observational astronomy is a division of the astronomical science that is concerned with getting data, in contrast with theoretical astrophysics which is mainly concerned with finding out the… …
40Aldershot Observatory — Infobox Telescope bgcolour = name = Aldershot observatory caption = organization = location = Aldershot, England wavelength = Optical built = 1906 website = style = Refractor, equatorial mount diameter = convert|8|in|mm|0|sigfig=2|adj=on. area =… …
