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Mount Stromlo 2.3-meter comparison table |
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altazimuth telescope | in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S) | Earth based telescope | ambient | height above sea level in meters | altazimuth | the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting | 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) | in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W) | ||||||||||
optical telescope | astroweb | electromagnetic telescope | ||||||||||||||||
reflector | the person, company or institution that created the mirror | electromagnetic telescope | material and other engineering details | or primary mirror diameter | A device for gathering and amplifying light or other energy by means of a mirror. | equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) | ||||||||||||
Mount Stromlo 2.3-meter | astroweb | Siding Spring Mtn., Australia | Mt. Stromlo and Siding Spring Obs. | 31 ° 16' S | Norman Cole | ambient | Cer-Vit | 1149 m | altazimuth telescope | f/2.09, 18 | 2.3 m | altazimuth | Australian National Univ., Newcastle Dockyard | 149° 03' E | equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) | 1984 |
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