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transit telescope
subject			fact

transit telescope	has definition 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.
	is a kind of Earth based telescope
Earth based telescope	has mounting manufacturer the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting
	has mounting designed to operate within a 1 g gravitational field
	has longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W)
	has latitude in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S)
	has altitude height above sea level in meters
	has temperature ambient
telescope	has wavelength sensitivity
	has angular resolving power
	has effective diameter
	has aperture
	has focal ratio
	has operator
	has purpose observe celestial objects
	has location
artifact	has creator
	has creation date
	has owner
physical object	has angular momentum
	has mass
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

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