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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Kenneth W. Baun, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
John E. Hoot, San Clemente, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth W. Baun, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
John E. Hoot, San Clemente, CA (US);
Assignee:
Meade Instruments Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of an automated telescope system are operable in multiple modes, including alt-az and equatorial modes. The telescope system aligns and orients itself to the celestial coordinate system using, for example, data gained through tracking the drift of a celestial object. In various embodiments, an imager may be used to find and track celestial objects.