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Maksutov telescope

[ mak-soo-tawf, -tof ]
/ ˈmæk sʊˌtɔf, -ˌtɒf /

noun

a reflecting telescope in which coma and spherical aberration are reduced to a minimum by a combination of a spherical mirror and a meniscus lens placed inside the radius of curvature of the mirror.

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Origin of Maksutov telescope

after Russian opticist Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich Maksutov (1896–1964), who designed such a telescope in 1941

Words nearby Maksutov telescope

Makkah, makna, mako, Makonde, maksoorah, Maksutov telescope, Makua, Makurdi, makuta, makutu, mal-
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