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Astronomical Optics, 2nd Edition
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Astronomical Optics, 2nd Edition

by Daniel J. Schroeder
September 1999
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
478 pages
21h 54m
English
Academic Press
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6. Reflecting Telescopes
Table 6.20
Parameters for Korsch 2-Axis Flat-Field Telescope"
Surface
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Image
"D = 3.5m,
R(mm)
-15400
-2962.16
-3620.02
00
Fi = 2.2, F =
12.
K
-0.969825
-1.739743
-0.558565
Separation(mm)
-6483.4
10481.3
-3573
Fig. 6.15. Flat-field Robb telescope with//5 overall and field diameter of 2°
6.5.
FOUR-MIRROR TELESCOPES
As astronomers push for telescopes larger than 10-m diameter, it is likely that
conventional designs suitable for telescopes in the 4- to 8-m class will no longer
be appropriate for what we will call giant telescopes. The principal reason for this
is the expected change from monolithi ...
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ISBN: 9780126298109