...A telescope used for astronomical observation. The principle is the same as a normal telescope, but since the object of observation is a celestial body that moves diurnally, it is placed on a mount equipped with a tracking device that moves according to the observation method and object, and is stored in a special building called a dome. Recently, astronomical telescopes in the broad sense also include infrared telescopes that observe with electromagnetic waves with longer wavelengths than light, radio telescopes, and space telescopes that are mounted on artificial satellites and observe from outside the Earth's atmosphere. *Some of the terminology used to refer to the "British equatorial mount" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…天体観測に使われる望遠鏡。原理はふつうの望遠鏡と違わないが,観測対象が日周運動をする天体であるから,その観測方法,対象に応じて動く追尾装置を備えた架台にのせてあり,またドームと呼ばれる特別の建物の中に格納されている。最近では光より波長の長い電磁波で見る赤外線望遠鏡,電波望遠鏡あるいは人工衛星に搭載して地球大気外から観測を行うスペーステレスコープspace telescopeも広義の天体望遠鏡に含めている。… ※「イギリス式赤道儀」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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