Thread: Why is the standard to show South top in planetary images?
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Old 01-11-2009, 02:28 PM
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Hi Troy,

I think the main reason for the IAU adopting this convention is due to the orientation of the view through the most popular design of telescope on Earth, the Newtonian Reflector.

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