Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes

A form of Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope — A catadioptric telescope that combines a Cassegrain reflector's optical path with a Schmidt corrector plate to make a compact astronomical instrument that uses simple spherical surfaces.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
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