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Equatorial mounts  

Definition

  • A telescope mounting consisting of a polar axis pointed toward the celestial pole, and a declination axis supporting the instrument at right angles to the polar axis. (en)

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  • Equatorial mountings (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/468

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