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Barn door tracker. A barn door tracker, also known as a Haig or Scotch mount, is a device used to cancel out the diurnal motion of the Earth for the observation or photography of astronomical objects. It is a simple alternative to attaching a camera to a motorized equatorial mount. [1]
Optics. Mirrors and lenses are the critical light-bending components of a telescope. Objective: The first lens or curved mirror that collects and focuses the incoming light. Primary lens: The objective of a refracting telescope. Primary mirror: The objective of a reflecting telescope. Corrector plate: A full aperture negative lens placed before ...
Hunter S. Thompson was known for wearing yellow-tinted driving glasses. When driving a vehicle, particularly at high speed, dazzling glare caused by a low Sun, or by lights reflecting off snow, puddles, other vehicles, or even the front of the vehicle, can be lethal. Sunglasses can protect against glare when driving.
Eyewall replacement cycle. Concentric eyewalls seen in Typhoon Haima as it travels west across the Pacific Ocean. In meteorology, eyewall replacement cycles, also called concentric eyewall cycles, naturally occur in intense tropical cyclones, generally with winds greater than 185 km/h (115 mph), or major hurricanes ( Category 3 or above).
Flat Display Mounting Interface. The Flat Display Mounting Interface ( FDMI ), also known as VESA Mounting Interface Standard ( MIS) or colloquially as VESA mount, is a family of standards defined by the Video Electronics Standards Association for mounting flat panel monitors, televisions, and other displays to stands or wall mounts. [1]
“The Boys” co-creator and illustrator Darick Robertson recently confirmed to Rolling Stone that an early attempt to bring the comic book series to screen was through a film trilogy from ...
Jonah Hauer-King, who plays Lale Sokolov in the TV adaptation of the 2018 novel “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” is opening up about the reality of portraying Holocaust survivor Lale Sokolov.
Luke Bryan. Jeff Schear/Getty Images for FanDuel Luke Bryan wants fans to know that his recent concert falls had nothing to do with alcohol — he’s just really tall. During the Monday, May 6 ...