In the assignment the development of the prototype of the equatorial support structure of the telescope or otherwise known as telescope mount is presented, which is one of the basic astronomical instruments, needed for astrophotography. It enables us to follow celestial bodies that constantly evade because of the Earth's rotation around its axis, with certain precision, within camera's field of vision.
Firstly, we examined theoretical basics of telescope mounts and principles of their drives. At the beginning, we prepared key demands and a criterion, which we tried to keep, as much as possible, throughout the whole devision, so we could achieve desired specifications. We constructed the complete mount in 3D modelling software with taking into account later intent of manufacturing non-standard components with the procedure of CNC machining.
At the end there are presented also the results and the making of the prototype with the help of 3D printing.
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