Re: Types of Mountings

From: Terry A. Haimann (terry_at_pegasus.oldboy.com)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:04:33 GMT

I am going to recomend a couple of books for your reading pleasure, "How
to Use An Astronomical Telescope" by James Murden. Also another along
this line is "Through The Telescope" by Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney, both
books should be at your local Barnes & Noble or Borders.

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 02:52:48 +0000, T wrote:

>
> "Altazimuth mountings tend to be cheaper, lighter, less clumsy, and more
> quickly set up than equatorial ones, mountings tend to be cheaper,
> lighter, less clumsy, and more quickly set up than equatorial ones,..."
>
> OK, I am immersed in FAQs (really, I'm doing my homework before posting,
> really) and I am getting these two terms thrown on the wall but folks
> are taking for granted the reader has some clue what they mean.
>
> Can someone 'splain in one or two sentences what an:
>
> 'Altazimuth mounting' is as well as what an
>
> Equatorial one is, as in what's the basic diff?
>
> I had two 'regular' (Refractors, also known as dioptrics) telescopes
> over the years (many moons ago) and it had two basic knobs to turn; one
> for tilt 'up-n-down', the other for rotation around a vertical axis, or
> 'spin in a circle'.
>
> I'm having fun with Google but some real basic, simple terms would be a
> wonderful thing.
>
>
> Thx in advance,
> TBerk