Telescope

Siderostat

In science, especially astronomy, all types of equipment abound. One of which is the siderostat. Unknown to many, various apparatus may have a different names, but the less known words are the generalized of the more formal term for these scientific or astronomical equipment. A siderostat is defined as the formal or the general term

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Schmidt Camera

The Schmidt camera is a catadioptric astrophotography telescope that is capable of providing a wide array of options in its fields of views and with limited aberrations. The Schmidt camera is also known to many as the Schmidt telescope, and was invented by optician Bernard Schmidt of Estonia back in 1930. The optical components that

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Secondary Mirror

Secondary mirrors are those second focusing or deflecting mirror element in refracting telescopes. The light that is gathered by the primary mirror will be directed to a focal point that is located just past the secondary. It is a small mirror in every refracting telescope where it functions to redirect that light towards various light-sensitive

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Maksutov Telescope

The Maksutov telescope is a catadioptric type of telescope with a unique design that combines a spherical mirror and a weak negative meniscus lens. As a result, the telescope fixes the off-axis aberration problems usually encountered in other designs. The Maksutov telescope was named after the Russian inventor, Dmitri Dmitrievich Maksutov, who came up with

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