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transit telescope comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
Earth based telescope	electromagnetic telescope	A telescope located on the surface of the Earth.
transit telescope	Earth based telescope	A stationary support structure for a telescope. Motion is allowed along the meridian from the zenith to the horizon, but stars cannot be tracked east/west. Measurements are only possible when the objects "transit" the meridian due to the Earth's rotation.

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