Inventors:
Roger W. Tuthill - Mountainside NJ
International Classification:
G01B 1127, G02B 2300
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for aligning telescopes with the axis of rotation of the earth, which utilizes a pole finder telescope having its optical axis offset from its mechanical axis by an angle which is equal to or a function of the angle by which the reference star is offset from the earth's axis of rotation at the time the alignment is being made.