schmidt telescope

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Definition of schmidt telescope in English English dictionary

A telescope, having a wide field of view, comprising a thin aspheric lens and a large concave mirror

reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed

Hyphenation

Schmidt te·le·scope

Turkish pronunciation

şmît telıskōp

Synonyms

schmidt camera

Pronunciation

/ˈsʜmət ˈteləˌskōp/ /ˈʃmɪt ˈtɛləˌskoʊp/

Etymology

() From Bernhard Schmidt German optician