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Amateur telescope on a tripod: a frame from a film that uses it.
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Amateur telescope on a tripod

An amateur telescope on a tripod and altazimuth mount, a refractor or a reflector, aimed by altitude and azimuth, with a finder scope.

Version
1.0.0
Added
23 October 2026
Films
Not used in a film yet

Parameters

NameTypeDefaultRangeWhat it does
tubechoicerefractorrefractor, reflectora long slim lens tube (refractor), or a wide open tube with a side focuser (reflector)
altitudenumber500 to 90 deghow far the tube points up from the horizon; 90 is straight up
azimuthnumber35-180 to 180 degwhich way the tube points about the mount: 0 toward the front, 90 to its right
scalenumber10.5 to 4size multiplier; 1 is a real amateur instrument about 1.8 m tall, larger shows it from afar
finderbooltrue–a small finder scope riding on the tube
tubeColourcolor#e8e6df–the tube's paint; a channel's seed turns the hue
mountcolor#2c3238–the mount head, fork, rings, focuser and tray
legscolor#8a8f94–the tripod legs

Use it in a film

film.js
world: { props: { prop: { model: 'telescope', at: [6, -4] } } }

Use it from your agent

Ask your agent to put it in a film. It finds the element by name.