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<p>An <b>equatorial mount</b> is a mount for instruments that compensates for <a href="page.php?w=Earth%27s_rotation">Earth's rotation</a> by having one <a href="page.php?w=rotational_axis">rotational axis</a>, called polar axis, parallel to the <a href="page.php?w=Earth%27s_axis">Earth's axis</a> of rotation. This type of mount is used for astronomical <a href="page.php?w=telescope_mount">telescopes</a> and <a href="page.php?w=camera">camera</a>s. The advantage of an equatorial mount lies in its ability to allow the instrument attached to it to</p><p>
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