Newtonian telescope assembly with rotary flat mirror
US4927252A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 22, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/16
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A telescope assembly which includes a telescope supported for movement on an equatorial drive ring about a horizontal declination axis. The drive ring is rotatably supported on a stand for movement of the telescope about a polar axis extending through the declination axis and perpendicular to the declination axis. A telescope in the assembly includes a nose adjustably supported on an annular mounting frame, whereby the nose is rotatable to swing in an arc the position of a viewing assembly. The annular mounting frame is connected through easily disconnected truss rods to the base of the telescope which mounts the primary mirror in the telescope.
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