This does not only include the individual optics, but also the critical gears, circuit boards and components right down to the knobs and fittings
The reliability of Astro-Physics mounts is legendary
Two "el Capitan" are working in the Antarctic for several years now, even at temperatures of -75° Celsius
Whether you are a dedicated imager or casual observer, your mount should be easy to set up and polar align, support and track your telescope and ultimately disappear into the background
Astro-Physics has been at the forefront of astronomical mount development since the mid-1980s
Support mechanism with rotation about the horizontal and vertical axes
An altazimuth mount or alt-azimuth mount is a simple two-axis mount for supporting and rotating an instrument about two perpendicular axes – one vertical and the other horizontal.Rotation about the vertical axis varies the azimuth of the pointing direction of the instrument.Rotation about the horizontal axis varies the altitude angle of the pointing direction.
Astronomical research observatory in New Zealand
?metre MOA telescope.The nearest population centre is the resort town of Lake Tekapo (pop. >500).Approximately 20% of nights at UCMJO are photometric
With a larger number available for spectroscopic work and direct imaging photometry.
Astronomical observatory of the Australian National University in Canberra
Mount Stromlo Observatory located just outside Canberra
AustraliaIs part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University (ANU).
