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Instrumentaxis
Plumbline/compensator
Standingaxisinclination
Zenith
ZA= Line of sight / collimation axis
Telescopeaxis=linefromthecrosshairstothecenterofthe
objective.
SA= Standing axis
Verticalrotationaxisofthetelescope.
KA= Tilting axis
Horizontalrotationaxisofthetelescope.Alsoknownasthe
Trunionaxis.
V = Vertical angle / zenith angle
VK= Vertical circle
Withcodedcirculardivisionforreadingtheverticalangle.
Hz= Horizontal direction
HK= Horizontal circle
Withcodedcirculardivisionforreadingthehorizontalangle.
Directionofgravity.Thecompensatordefinestheplumbline
withintheinstrument.
Anglebetweenplumblineandstandingaxis.
Standingaxistiltisnotaninstrumenterrorandisnoteliminatedby
measuringinbothfaces.Anypossibleinfluenceitmayhaveonthe
horizontaldirectionorverticalangleiseliminatedbythedualaxis
compensator.
Pointontheplumblineabovetheobserver.