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transit instrument
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Transit instrument
In astronomy,
transit instruments
are used for the precise observation of
star positions
. The instruments can be divided into three groups:
Meridian instruments
for observation of
star transits
in the exact direction of South or North:
Meridian circles
,
Mural quadrants
etc.
Passage instruments (transportable, also for
prime vertical
transits)
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