Southern African Large Telescope Comparison Table

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Southern African Large Telescope comparison table

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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

reflector the person, company or institution that created the mirror equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) material and other engineering details or primary mirror diameter electromagnetic telescope A device for gathering and amplifying light or other energy by means of a mirror.

Southern African Large Telescope astroweb 32° 23' S altazimuth telescope (f/1.4) f/4.7 Sutherland, South Africa 1798 m the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting South African Astronomical Obs. the person, company or institution that created the mirror SALT ambient equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) material and other engineering details 9.1 m A twin of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (2004) altazimuth fixed in altitude but rotates in azimuth 20° 49'E

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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 mirror diameter	has mirror type	has aperture	is a kind of	has comment	has creation date	has mount	has longitude	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
reflector									the person, company or institution that created the mirror			equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter)	material and other engineering details	or primary mirror diameter	electromagnetic telescope					A device for gathering and amplifying light or other energy by means of a mirror.
Southern African Large Telescope	astroweb	32° 23' S	altazimuth telescope	(f/1.4) f/4.7	Sutherland, South Africa	1798 m	the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting	South African Astronomical Obs.	the person, company or institution that created the mirror	SALT	ambient	equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter)	material and other engineering details	9.1 m		A twin of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope	(2004)	altazimuth fixed in altitude but rotates in azimuth	20° 49'E