US PATENT SUBCLASS 359 / 430
.~.~.~ Equatorial mount

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359 /   HD   OPTICS: SYSTEMS (INCLUDING COMMUNICATION) AND ELEMENTS

362  DF  COMPOUND LENS SYSTEM {8}
399  DF  .~ Telescope {12}
429  DF  .~.~ With line of sight adjustment {1}
430.~.~.~ Equatorial mount

DEFINITION

Classification: 359/430

Equatorial mount:

(under subclass 429) Subject matter wherein the telescope includes structure to establish an axis (polar axis) parallel to the earth's rotational axis about which the telescope viewing axis rotates (right ascension) at a selected angle (declination) between the polar axis and the viewing axis.