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Equatorially

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e·qua·to·ri·al  (kw-tôr-l, -tr-, kw-)
adj.
1.
a. Of, relating to, or resembling the earth's equator.
b. Relating to conditions that exist at the earth's equator: equatorial heat.
2. Having or constituting a support with two perpendicular axes, one of which is parallel to the earth's rotational axis.
n.
An equatorial telescope.
equa·tori·al·ly adv.
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The Centre has two telescopes--an 11-inch Dobsonian donated by Dudley Field and a 13-inch equatorially fork mounted Newtonian reflector built and donated by club member Steve Kleyn.
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Hay owned a number of telescopes at Norbury, but the largest instruments were his 12 1/2-inch (318mm) equatorially mounted f/7.
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