setting circles

Graduated scales on the polar and declination axes of an amateur equatorial telescope mount used to point the instrument accurately at a particular point in the sky. The declination axis setting circle is usually set and locked in place while the polar axis circle may be moved to match the right ascension of a celestial body.

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• TELESCOPE EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES

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