Re: clock driven equatorial mount.

From: Tim Killian <TJK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:10:34 -0700

Sam Wormley wrote:

  The The Kensington Telescope is driven by a mechanical clock
    http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/nlo/tour/kenstelescope.htm

  "The telescope is mounted on a German equatorial mount and driven
  by a mechanical clock, controlled by a centrifugal governor, turning
  the instrument at constant speed about the polar axis".

The Kensington mount is a nice piece of work, but it might be difficult to fit in the trunk of most automobiles ;-) .

References:
- clock driven equatorial mount.
  - From: Zinc Potterman
- Re: clock driven equatorial mount.
  - From: Sam Wormley

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