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Deriving Field Rotation Rate for an Alt - Az Mounted Telescope

Authors: Russell P. Patera

The field rotation rate is derived for an Alt-Az mounted telescope by considering two sources of rotation rate. The first source is related to the azimuth and altitude angle rates used in tracking the central target star with respect to the local frame. The second source is related to the rotation rate of the local coordinate frame with respect to the inertial frame. The field rotation rate is the sum of the two rotation rates along the telescope viewing axis.

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