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Definition of Schmidt telescope
1. Noun. Reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed.
Definition of Schmidt telescope
1. Noun. (astronomy) A telescope, having a wide field of view, comprising a thin aspheric lens and a large concave mirror ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Schmidt Telescope
Literary usage of Schmidt telescope
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Galileo, the Tour Guide: A Summary of the Mission to Date edited by Jean H. Aichele (1997)
"The discovery was made with the 0.5-meter Schmidt telescope at the Palomar
Observatory in California. Originally a periodic comet in orbit about the Sun, ..."
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