altazimuth meaning

• Noun: altazimuth  al'tazumuth
  1. An instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation

  Derived forms: altazimuths

  Type of: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

  Encyclopedia: Altazimuth

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  [Engineering]
  "An instrument equipped with both horizontal and vertical graduated circles, for the simultaneous observation of horizontal and vertical directions or angles. Also known as astronomical theodolite, universal instrument."

• In the paper, the testing scheme and making of a aspheric ge lens that used in planar wide-angle altazimuth was described
• Most scopes have one of two mounts : equatorial or altazimuth.
• The telescope, in an altazimuth mount, began operation in October 2002.
• More recent large telescopes have instead adopted the more compact and mechanically stable altazimuth mount.
• Besides the mechanical inability to easily follow celestial motion the altazimuth mount does have other limitations.
• The telescope has an altazimuth mount.
• An equatorial mount, which allows curving motion, is superior to the altazimuth mount for astronomical viewing.
• This is accomplished by using either altazimuth telescope mounts to keep celestial objects centered while the earth rotates.
• Its Equatorial mount is what sets it apart from most other radio telescopes, most of which have an Altazimuth mount.
• Its chief instrument was a large altazimuth on Steinheil's principle, but there are no records of observations made with it.

• "altazimuth" meaning in Chinese: n. 【天文学】(地平)经纬仪。
• "altazimuth" meaning in Japanese: {名} : 経緯儀｛けいいぎ｝
• "altazimuth" meaning in Korean: noun, 경위의
• "altazimuth" meaning in Russian: 1) _астр. альтазимут