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What is a German equatorial mount?

April 26, 2017equatorial German Mount

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What is a German equatorial mount?

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The German (so-called because it was designed by the Bavarian astronomer, Josef von Fraunhofer) equatorial mount carries the telescope tube at one end of the declination axis. Its weight is balanced by counterweights on a shaft on the other end of the declination axis. It is a very versatile mount, but the telescope has to be “flipped” if it crosses the meridian.