Other Links
In addition to the Astronomy Links, here are some additional and useful web sites that I recommend for more advanced use, especially if you are learning to use a telescope.
Wikipedia Web Links -
- Telescope Mounts:
Altazimuth mount - Simple two-axis mount for supporting and rotating an instrument.
Equatorial mount - Mount for instruments that compensates for Earth’s rotation by having one rotational axis.
Astronomical coordinate systems - Used for specifying positions of celestial objects.
Horizontal coordinate system - A celestial coordinate system that uses the observer’s local horizon as the fundamental plane to define two angles of a spherical coordinate system - altitude and azimuth.
Equatorial coordinate system - A celestial coordinate system widely used to specify the positions of celestial objects.
updated on August 1, 2024