Abstract:
A 61 cm Schmidt telescope employing a Yoke mount is being prepared for installation at Hanle, Ladakh district, Jammu and Kashmir. This paper studies the feasibility of an alternate type of mount viz. the polar disc mount, which is found to be superior in more ways than one, to the Yoke mount presently employed. It is felt that this type of mount may be considered for future telescopes to be installed at the same site
