Altazimuth

Word ALTAZIMUTH
Character 10
Hyphenation alt az i muth
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Altazimuth"

What do we mean by altazimuth?

A mounting for astronomical telescopes that permits pointing adjustments in both altitude and azimuth. noun

A telescope having such a mounting. noun

An astronomical instrument for determining the altitudes and the azimuths of heavenly bodies. noun

An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes simultaneously. noun

A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation noun

An instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation noun

A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation

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The word "altazimuth" in example sentences

The instruments provided for the journey consisted of two barometers, two thermometers, two compasses, a sextant, two chronometers, an artificial horizon, and an altazimuth, to throw out the height of distant and inaccessible objects. ❋ Unknown (2003)

This is a remarkable result, and shows conclusively the superiority of the altazimuth to the photographic method of measuring the heights of clouds. ❋ Various (N/A)

The instrument which they employ to measure the angles from which to deduce the height of the clouds is a peculiar form of altazimuth that was originally designed by Prof. Mohn, of Christiania, for measuring the parallax of the aurora borealis. ❋ Various (N/A)

This figure shows the peculiar ocular part of the altazimuth, with the vertical and horizontal circles. ❋ Various (N/A)

We saw that the altazimuth employed at Upsala had no lenses. ❋ Various (N/A)

The camera and lens that I use habitually for photographing cloud forms -- not their angular height -- was planted a few feet from the altazimuth with which M. Ekholm was observing, and while he was measuring the necessary angles I took a picture of the clouds. ❋ Various (N/A)

It resembles an astronomical altazimuth, but instead of a telescope it carries an open tube without any lenses. ❋ Various (N/A)

Ransome and May, to construct an altazimuth with three-foot circles, and a five-foot telescope, in 1847. ❋ George Forbes (1892)

Römer, star places, 10; invention of equatoreal and transit instrument, 120; of altazimuth, 121; velocity of light, 231; satellite transit on Jupiter, 291 ❋ Unknown (1874)

He himself, however, by much more exact observations, with an excellent altazimuth, reduced the alleged error from 20 minutes to only 4-1/2, or to 9-40ths of its formerly supposed value. ❋ Unknown (1862)

Such altazimuth telescope mounts are commonly used on Dobsonian type reflector telescope designs which are well known to both hobbyists and professionals alike. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Today, altazimuth designs have gained in popularity over the use of expensive equatorial mounts because of their simplicity in design, but use two axes of rotation which are necessary to compensate for the diurnal motion of the Earth, and are often computer controlled with expensive microprocessor control assemblies to coordinate the two axes of rotation. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Referring now to the drawing figures, the preferred embodiment of the altazimuth and elevation tracking control ❋ Unknown (2010)

The altazimuth mount is a simple two-axis mount for supporting and rotating a telescope about two mutually perpendicular axes (a vertical altitude axis, and a horizontal azimuth axis). ❋ Unknown (2010)

When used with an astronomical telescope, the biggest advantage of an altazimuth mount lies in its simplicity of mechanical design. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is another object of the present invention to provide an azimuth and elevation tracking control for adjusting the azimuth and elevation on an altazimuth telescope mount which is easily installed for retrofit application, on an existing altazimuth telescope mount. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an azimuth and elevation tracking control for adjusting the azimuth and elevation on a altazimuth telescope mount. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thus, it is desirable to provide an azimuth and elevation tracking control for adjusting the azimuth and elevation on an altazimuth telescope mount which is suitable for retrofit application, easy to install and operate, light in weight, inexpensive, and easily transported and setup in the field. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In particular, it relates to an altazimuth variable rate motor control for tracking objects across the sky with a telescope. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The present invention relates to altazimuth telescope mounts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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