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Specialty Expressions: EQUATORIAL AXIS

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Equatorial axisAerospaceAmong the two mutually perpendicular axes of a telescope, the one that points at the celestial pole. To keep a star in view, the telescope must be rotated around this axis at the same rate as the Earth turns. (references)

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