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altazimuth
  فرازا-سوگان   
farâzâ-sugân

Fr.: altazimutal   

1) A → mounting for → telescopes that permits both → vertical and → horizontal → rotation.
2) A telescope having such a mounting.
See also: → altazimuth coordinate system, → altazimuth instrument, → altazimuth mounting.

Altazimuth, from alt(itude) + → azimuth.

Farâzâ-sugân, from farâzâ, → altitude, + sugân, → azimuth.

altazimuth coordinate system
  راژمان ِ هم‌آراهای ِ فرازا-سوگان   
râžmân-e hamârâhâ-ye farâzâ-sugân

Fr.: coordonnées azimutales   

The coordinate system in which the position of a body on the → celestial sphere is described with respect to an observer's → celestial horizon and → zenith. The coordinates of a point in this system are its → altitude on the → vertical circle, and its → azimuth westward (clockwise) along the celestial horizon from the observer's south. Same as → horizon coordinate system.

altazimuth; → coordinate; → system.

altazimuth instrument
  سازال ِ فرازا-سوگان   
sâzâl-e farâzâ-sugâni

Fr.: instrument altazimutal   

A telescope that moves vertically along the → altitude circle of a celestial body and horizontally along its → azimuth circle.

altazimuth; → instrument.

altazimuth mounting
  برنشاند ِ فرازا-سوگان   
barnešând-e farâzâ-sugân

Fr.: monture altazimutale   

A → telescope mounting which has its two axes of movement aligned with the → horizon and the → zenith.

mounting; → mounting.