Even with this disadvantage, the altazimuth mounting will be the primary mounting for very large telescopes to be constructed in the future. |
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Scopes with altazimuth mounts are easy to set up and use, and require no special expertise to use properly. |
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While the altitude axis of an altazimuth mount may bend, the bending is constant and can be compensated by realignment of the tube or optics. |
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The Dobsonian design is the most popular type of altazimuth mounting used on astronomical telescopes. |
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All are fully-steerable altazimuth telescopes capable of pointing and tracking over zenith angles from 1 to 60 degrees. |
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This is an altazimuth theodolite of an improved pattern now used on the Ordnance Survey. |
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