- Schmidt camera
- noun Etymology: B. Schmidt died 1935 German optical scientist Date: 1936 a photographic telescope with specialized optics that correct for spherical aberration and coma — called also Schmidt telescope
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Schmidt camera
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Schmidt camera — noun A camera mounted in a Schmidt telescope … Wiktionary
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Schmidt system — [shmit] n. 〚after B. Schmidt (1879 1935), Ger astronomer〛 a wide angle optical system having a concave, spherical mirror whose aberration is neutralized by a correcting lens: often used in special, photographic reflecting telescopes to obtain… … Universalium
Schmidt system — [shmit] n. [after B. Schmidt (1879 1935), Ger astronomer] a wide angle optical system having a concave, spherical mirror whose aberration is neutralized by a correcting lens: often used in special, photographic reflecting telescopes to obtain… … English World dictionary
Schmidt-Teleskop — Strahlengang eines Schmidt Teleskops Das Alfred Jensch Teleskop … Deutsch Wikipedia
Schmidt-Väisälä camera — The Schmidt Väisälä camera is an astronomical telescopeIntended for wide field (5 to 10 degrees of arc) photographic work. It was designed by Yrjö Väisälä.Invention and designProf. Yrjö Väisälä originally designed an astronomical camera similar… … Wikipedia
