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coelostat [ˈsiːləˌstæt]

(Astronomy) an astronomical instrument consisting of a plane mirror mounted parallel to the earth's axis and rotated about this axis once every two days so that light from a celestial body, esp the sun, is reflected onto a second mirror, which reflects the beam into a telescope Compare siderostat

[C19 coelo-, from Latin caelum heaven, sky + -stat]

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coelostat - optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror

optical device - a device for producing or controlling light

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