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Equatorial mount TSEQ25
User manual
Right ascension
Declination
Celestial North Pole
Celestial South Pole
On Earth, we have a coordinate system that
can be used to accurately describe any loca-
tion on Earth using two coordinates. These
are latitude (north or south angular distance
from the equator) and longitude (east or west
angular distance from the prime meridian).
In the sky, declination corresponds to latitu-
de. Thereby „+“ stands for the northern, „-“
for the southern hemisphere. The longitude is
represented by the right ascension.
However, there is no value for east and west,
but a continuous count in hours and minutes
indicated (0 to 24 hours). You will find these
values on the pitch circles of your mount.
You can - assuming a precise setup and
alignment of the mount - locate objects ap-
proximately based on the coordinates or use
star charts exclusively.
Celestial coordinates
