English Explanatory Dictionary

Schmidt corrector plate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aspheric lens that corrects the spherical aberration introduced by the spherical primary mirror of the Schmidt telescope or Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.

Word forms

Schmidt corrector plate Schmidt corrector plates

Etymology

The lens was invented by Bernhard Schmidt in 1931.

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