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altazimuth telescope in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S) height above sea level in meters the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting ambient Earth based telescope altazimuth in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W) A form of mounting similar to that of a radar which allows the telescope tube to be moved horizontally (by rotation in azimuth or compass direction) and vertically (by rotation in altitude or elevation). To follow a star the telescope must be adjusted simultaneously in both axes. (also called alt-az)

optical telescope astroweb electromagnetic telescope

Ritchey-Chrétien the person, company or institution that created the mirror concave hyperboloid equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) material and other engineering details or primary mirror diameter reflector convex hyperboloid A system of two mirrors, aspherized to give an image at the secondary (Cassegrain) focus free from spherical aberration and coma.

New Technology Telescope astroweb 29° 16' S altazimuth telescope U2.2, 11 La Silla, Chile 2353 m the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting European Southern Observatory Zeiss NTT ambient concave hyperboloid equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) thin Zerodur 3.50 m mirror figure controlled by 78 active supports 1989 altazimuth 70° 44' W convex hyperboloid

Next altazimuth telescope: Nordic Optical Telescope Up: altazimuth telescope, optical telescope, Ritchey-Chrétien Previous altazimuth telescope: Mount Stromlo 2.3-meter

Subject	has reference	has latitude	is an instance of	has focal ratio	has location	has altitude	has mounting manufacturer	has owner	has mirror maker	has acronym	has temperature	has primary mirror shape	has mirror diameter	has mirror type	has aperture	is a kind of	has comment	has creation date	has mount	has longitude	has secondary mirror shape	has definition
altazimuth telescope		in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S)				height above sea level in meters	the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting				ambient					Earth based telescope			altazimuth	in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W)		A form of mounting similar to that of a radar which allows the telescope tube to be moved horizontally (by rotation in azimuth or compass direction) and vertically (by rotation in altitude or elevation). To follow a star the telescope must be adjusted simultaneously in both axes. (also called alt-az)
optical telescope	astroweb															electromagnetic telescope
Ritchey-Chrétien									the person, company or institution that created the mirror			concave hyperboloid	equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter)	material and other engineering details	or primary mirror diameter	reflector					convex hyperboloid	A system of two mirrors, aspherized to give an image at the secondary (Cassegrain) focus free from spherical aberration and coma.
New Technology Telescope	astroweb	29° 16' S	altazimuth telescope	U2.2, 11	La Silla, Chile	2353 m	the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting	European Southern Observatory	Zeiss	NTT	ambient	concave hyperboloid	equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter)	thin Zerodur	3.50 m		mirror figure controlled by 78 active supports	1989	altazimuth	70° 44' W	convex hyperboloid