Equatorial mount

An equatorial mount is a type of telescope mount that destroys the absolute shit out of flat Earth. It works by aligning one of its axes (called the "right ascension" axis) with Earth's axis of rotation, then rotating this axis at a steady rate to track the apparent motion of the sky, typically through the use of a motor. It does so without introducing field rotation, because unlike an altazimuth mount, it completely counteracts the effects of Earth's rotation.

Its other axis, called the "declination" axis, allows the mount to point in any direction.

Flerf despair

Flerfs are so clueless as to how they work, the mere mention of an equatorial mount will make them immediately run away or deflect.

Playlist

Dave McKeegan

YouTube videos by Dave McKeegan.

 All the gear I'm taking for 'The Final Experiment'

• Dave shows the gear he was planning to pack for TFE. He debated being his Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mount, but was concerned that accurate polar alignment would be difficult in the absence of any stars. He ultimately decided to bring the mount, which ended up being a critical piece of equipment for capturing sunspots.

 Equatorial Mounts WOULDN'T WORK on a Flat Earth

Wolfie6020

YouTube videos by Wolfie6020.

 lat Earthers still don't understand Equatorial Mounts.

 Equatorial Mounts - a huge problem for Flat Earth.

 Polar aligning an Equatorial Mount and focussing your telescope accurately.

 Jupiter hides its moons and choosing the right Flat Earth destroy.. er Equatorial Mount.

 Equatorial mounts. To be a Flat Earther in 2022 means you still don't understand how they work

 Equatorial mounts confirm we live on a Globe - flat Earthers still can't figure out why.