Equipment
自动寻星
GoTo mount
A mount that slews to a target and tracks it.
It saves the hunt but needs alignment and power.
Related terms
- Collimation — Aligning a reflector's mirrors.
- Cool-down — A scope reaching ambient temperature.
- Polar alignment — Pointing an equatorial mount at the celestial pole.
- Refractor vs reflector — Lens-based versus mirror-based telescopes.