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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.
Origin:
after Russian opticist Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich Maksutov (1896–1964), who designed such a telescope in 1941
after Russian opticist Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich Maksutov (1896–1964), who designed such a telescope in 1941
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| maksutov telescope | |
noun | |
| reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens |
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