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  1. Autoguider

    An autoguider is an electronic tool used in astrophotography to keep the celestial object being photographed from drifting across the field of view. When imaging dim targets, usually deep sky objects, hours-long exposure times are often necessary. For the resulting image to be clear, the target must be held at a certain position within the telescope's field of view; any apparent motion would cause point sources of light to appear as streaks. This could be accomplished by manually adjusting the orientation of an equatorial mount to hold either the target itself or a nearby guide star at a certain position, but such a method is tiresome and time-consuming. Even computer-tracked mounts and GoTo telescopes do not eliminate the need for manual tracking because astrophotography demands an extremely high level of precision that these devices cannot achieve.

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  1. autoguider

    Is a type of automatic electronic guidance tool and product used to keep a telescope pointed accurately at an object being photographed.

    In astrophotography an autoguider is a device that is often used to keep the telegraph pointed precisely so the image can be photographed accurately.


    Submitted by anonymous on November 11, 2015  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of autoguider in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of autoguider in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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