altazimuth mount

altazimuth mount is a telescope mount.

Also recorded as altitude-azimuth mount; azimuth-elevation mount; alt-azimuth mount; altitude over azimuth mount; alt-az mount.

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Overview

Two-axis mount for supporting and rotating an instrument such as a telescope about two perpendicular axes – one vertical and the other horizontal.

Sources

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    “Altazimuth mount”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q677971: altazimuth mount

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