a design to hold the OTA and allow the user to guide the scope by using two motions
A mounting in which the axes of rotation are vertical and horizontal, i.e. in altitude and azimuth. An altazimuth mount requires motion of both axes to follow an astronomical object, but is simpler to make than an equatorial mount and can, in some forms, be held together by gravity.
A mounting, e.g. , for a directional antenna, in which slewing takes place in (a) the plane tangent to the surface of the Earth or other frame of reference and (b) elevation about, i.e., above or below, that plane. Synonym x-y mount.
A type of telescope mount, which allows the instrument to be moved freely in declination ( altitude) and right ascension ( azimuth). Altitude The angle of elevation (height in degrees) of a star or other astronomical object above the observer's horizon.
An Altazimuth or alt-azimuth mount is a simple mount used for moving a telescope, camera, helostatic mirror, or solar panel along two perpendicular axes of motion. The vertical movement is known as the altitude, while the horizontal motion is called the azimuth.