Knowledge

Ritchey–Chrétien telescope

Source 📝

223: 20: 84: 147:, since there are no additional design parameters one can vary to eliminate them. With two non-spherical mirrors, such as the Ritchey–Chrétien telescope, coma can be eliminated as well, by making the two mirrors' contribution to total coma cancel. This allows a larger useful field of view. However, such designs still suffer from astigmatism. 1149:
hard-to-test curvatures, and Ritchey left the project. Both projects were then built with traditional optics. Since then, advances in optical measurement and fabrication have allowed the RCT design to take over – the Hale telescope, dedicated in 1948, turned out to be the last world-leading telescope to have a parabolic primary mirror.
1100:
The hyperbolic curvatures are difficult to test, especially with equipment typically available to amateur telescope makers or laboratory-scale fabricators; thus, older telescope layouts predominate in these applications. However, professional optics fabricators and large research groups test their
197:
can deliver even wider fields up to about 7°. However, the Schmidt requires a full-aperture corrector plate, which restricts it to apertures below 1.2 meters, while a Ritchey–Chrétien can be much larger. Other telescope designs with front-correcting elements are not limited by the practical
174:
When focused midway between the sagittal and tangential focusing planes, stars appear as circles, making the Ritchey–Chrétien well suited for wide field and photographic observations. The remaining aberrations of the two-element basic design may be improved with the addition of smaller optical
1148:
to be RCTs. His designs would have provided sharper images over a larger usable field of view compared to the parabolic designs actually used. However, Ritchey and Hale had a falling-out. With the 100-inch project already late and over budget, Hale refused to adopt the new design, with its
214:(MTF) over a range of low spatial frequencies, compared to a full-aperture design such as a refractor. This MTF notch has the effect of lowering image contrast when imaging broad features. In addition, the support for the secondary (the spider) may introduce diffraction spikes in images. 23:
George Willis Ritchey's original 24-inch (0.6 m) reflecting telescope with a parabolic mirror and two foci: Newtonian and Cassegrain. Part of the Smithsonian's collection, it has been on loan to the Chabot Space and Science Center since
123:. The RCT offers good off-axis optical performance, but its mirrors require sophisticated techniques to manufacture and test. Hence the Ritchey–Chrétien configuration is most commonly found on high-performance professional telescopes. 103:. Ritchey constructed the first successful RCT, which had an aperture diameter of 60 cm (24 in) in 1927 (e.g. Ritchey 24-inch reflector). The second RCT was a 102 cm (40 in) instrument constructed by Ritchey for the 868: 415: 315: 210:
In a Ritchey–Chrétien design, as in most Cassegrain systems, the secondary mirror blocks a central portion of the aperture. This ring-shaped entrance aperture significantly reduces a portion of the
988: 1132:, used to bend the optical path into more convenient configurations. This article only discusses the mirrors required for forming an image, not those for placing it in a convenient location. 182:. Alternatively, a RCT may use one or several low-power lenses in front of the focal plane as a field-corrector to correct astigmatism and flatten the focal surface, as for example the 1113:, this device was built incorrectly (a reflection from an un-intended surface leading to an incorrect measurement of lens position) leading to the error in the Hubble primary mirror. 704: 1153: 63:
configuration. Since the mid 20th century, a majority of large professional research telescopes have been Ritchey–Chrétien configurations; some well-known examples are the
538: 1095: 1046: 1019: 796: 769: 736: 609: 119:
As with the other Cassegrain-configuration reflectors, the Ritchey–Chrétien telescope (RCT) has a very short optical tube assembly and compact design for a given
1347: 1069: 629: 582: 562: 490: 468: 442: 1982: 1729: 108: 88: 1830: 1564: 1268: 804: 326: 1302: 240: 2053: 1927:"The optical design of the 40 in. telescope and of the Irenee DuPont telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile" 879: 178:
Astigmatism can be cancelled by including a third curved optical element. When this element is a mirror, the result is a
1661: 1362: 1174: 2092: 1909: 1343: 163: 1141: 2070: 1855: 1631: 104: 1571: 1426: 1287: 1097:), so both mirrors are hyperbolic. (The primary mirror is typically quite close to being parabolic, however.) 1545: 1385: 798:
of the two mirrors are chosen so as to eliminate third-order spherical aberration and coma; the solution is:
159: 144: 1560: 634: 1840: 1549: 1437: 1358: 1313: 1105:. A Ritchey–Chrétien then requires minimal additional equipment, typically a small optical device called a 231: 211: 199: 1672: 1328: 1695: 1515: 1332: 2116: 2175: 2045: 1746: 1497: 1493: 1474: 1396: 1381: 1170: 1117: 183: 139:. If the mirror is made parabolic, to correct the spherical aberration, then it still suffers from 234:
of the primary and secondary mirrors, respectively, in a two-mirror Cassegrain configuration are:
1926: 1835: 1780: 179: 1810: 1750: 1530: 1508: 1411: 1110: 497: 64: 1875: 1116:
Incorrect null correctors have led to other mirror fabrication errors as well, such as in the
2103: 1582: 1238: 1223: 1197: 96: 1074: 2135: 1991: 1973: 1938: 1850: 1710: 1586: 1448: 1208: 1024: 997: 774: 747: 709: 587: 155: 136: 72: 60: 59:). The RCT has a wider field of view free of optical errors compared to a more traditional 41: 135:, will always have aberrations. If the mirror is spherical, it will suffer primarily from 8: 1765: 1597: 1456: 1257: 132: 2139: 1995: 1942: 1051: 158:. However, the two-surface design does suffer from fifth-order coma, severe large-angle 1845: 1620: 1234: 1219: 1157: 614: 567: 547: 475: 453: 427: 1109:
that makes the hyperbolic primary look spherical for the interferometric test. On the
95:
The Ritchey–Chrétien telescope was invented in the early 1910s by American astronomer
2049: 1977: 1954: 1905: 1601: 1253: 1161: 187: 222: 100: 1999: 1946: 1422: 1298: 1283: 52: 2026: 1676: 2132:
Reflecting Telescope Optics I. Basic Design Theory and its Historical Development
1806: 1795: 1736: 68: 1272: 2093:"Advanced Techniques for Measuring Primary Mirrors for Astronomical Telescopes" 1725: 1609: 1482: 1370: 1193: 1182: 1145: 1106: 1102: 742: 194: 48: 2004: 1816:
The 0.208 m LOng Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) camera on board the
2169: 1754: 1590: 1575: 1430: 1404: 1291: 1242: 1227: 1201: 151: 140: 56: 1958: 1817: 1699: 1519: 445: 120: 198:
problems of making a multiply-curved Schmidt corrector plate, such as the
1950: 1691: 45: 470:
is the back focal length (the distance from the secondary to the focus),
1773: 1642: 1534: 1501: 1400: 1128:
In practice, each of these designs may also include any number of flat
1761: 1665: 1646: 1553: 1336: 150:
The basic Ritchey–Chrétien two-surface design is free of third-order
1624: 1605: 1523: 1478: 1366: 1178: 584:, the known quantities are the focal length of the primary mirror, 19: 1783:, infrared space telescope in an Earth-trailing orbit (retired by 1791: 1317: 1135: 83: 1718: 1703: 1684: 1680: 1654: 1321: 863:{\displaystyle K_{1}=-1-{\frac {2}{M^{3}}}\cdot {\frac {B}{D}}} 2134:. Vol. 1. Springer-Verlag: Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. 410:{\displaystyle R_{2}=-{\frac {2DB}{F-B-D}}=-{\frac {2B}{M-1}}} 1769: 1714: 1635: 1613: 1538: 1486: 1460: 1415: 1389: 1374: 1351: 1306: 1276: 1261: 1246: 1212: 1186: 2077: 1784: 1650: 1441: 611:, and the distance to the focus behind the primary mirror, 190:; this can allow a field-of-view up to around 3° diameter. 1732:(the final telescope made by G. Ritchey before his death). 310:{\displaystyle R_{1}=-{\frac {2DF}{F-B}}=-{\frac {2F}{M}}} 2156:
An acre of glass: a history and forecast of the telescope
2071:
The Hubble Space Telescope Optical Systems Failure Report
1452: 1152: 169: 1799: 1348:
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
1077: 1054: 1027: 1000: 882: 807: 777: 750: 712: 637: 617: 590: 570: 550: 500: 478: 456: 430: 329: 243: 983:{\displaystyle K_{2}=-1-{\frac {2}{(M-1)^{3}}}\left} 1254:
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
131:A telescope with only one curved mirror, such as a 1899: 1089: 1063: 1040: 1013: 982: 862: 790: 763: 730: 698: 623: 603: 576: 556: 532: 484: 462: 436: 409: 309: 1983:Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1730:United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station 226:Diagram of a Ritchey–Chrétien reflector telescope 89:United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station 2167: 55:designed to eliminate off-axis optical errors ( 107:; that telescope is still in operation at the 1900:Rutten, Harrie; van Venrooij, Martin (2002). 1831:List of largest optical reflecting telescopes 1630:The 2.0 m Himalayan Chandra Telescope of the 1136:Examples of large Ritchey–Chrétien telescopes 2153: 2129: 1924: 1876:"Classical and aplanatic two-mirror systems" 2090: 1971: 492:is the distance between the two mirrors and 1978:"A simple wide-field Cassegrain telescope" 1565:National Astronomical Observatory (Mexico) 1123: 2003: 1269:Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope 1207:The four 8.2 m telescopes comprising the 1772:dedicated to the search for Earth-sized 1233:The two 8.0 m telescopes comprising the 1151: 221: 126: 82: 18: 1893: 1303:Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 205: 2168: 2098:. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Arizona. 699:{\displaystyle D=f_{1}(F-b)/(F+f_{1})} 170:Further corrections by a third element 2068: 2039: 2027:"Effects of the aperture obstruction" 1873: 1867: 1796:University College London Observatory 1820:space craft, currently beyond Pluto. 1511:currently in orbit around the Earth. 1925:Bowen, I.S.; Vaughan, A.H. (1973). 1882:. Notes on amateur telescope optics 741:For a Ritchey–Chrétien system, the 109:Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station 13: 1363:Roque de los Muchachos Observatory 1314:Eastern Anatolia Observatory (DAG) 1175:Roque de los Muchachos Observatory 40:) is a specialized variant of the 14: 2187: 1344:3.6 m Devasthal Optical Telescope 1192:The two 10.0 m telescopes of the 2069:Allen, Lew; et al. (1990). 1874:Sacek, Vladimir (14 July 2006). 1662:Molėtai Astronomical Observatory 1414:telescope at mount Calar Alto, ( 175:elements near the focal plane. 16:Specialized Cassegrain telescope 2147: 1794:design Perren Telescope at the 1632:Indian Astronomical Observatory 1496:telescope (modified design) at 540:is the secondary magnification. 105:United States Naval Observatory 87:The 40-inch (1.0 m) Ritchey at 2123: 2084: 2062: 2033: 2019: 1965: 1918: 1572:Kitt Peak National Observatory 1436:The 3.4 m INO340 Telescope at 1427:Kitt Peak National Observatory 1288:Kitt Peak National Observatory 1144:(1917) and the 200-inch (5 m) 1140:Ritchey intended the 100-inch 959: 944: 924: 911: 693: 674: 666: 654: 519: 507: 1: 1904:. Willmann-Bell. p. 67. 1861: 1813:in Victoria, British Columbia 1546:Leoncito Astronomical Complex 1386:European Southern Observatory 1160:truss telescope, part of the 1142:Mount Wilson Hooker telescope 1856:Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope 1438:Iranian National Observatory 1359:Telescopio Nazionale Galileo 212:modulation transfer function 7: 2158:. Johns Hopkins Univ Press. 1824: 1395:The 3.5 m ARC telescope at 162:, and comparatively severe 10: 2192: 2042:Modern Optical Engineering 1329:Anglo-Australian Telescope 217: 78: 30:Ritchey–Chrétien telescope 2040:Smith, Warren J. (2008). 1696:Pico dos Dias Observatory 1673:Mont-Mégantic Observatory 1516:Thai National Observatory 1333:Siding Spring Observatory 533:{\displaystyle M=(F-B)/D} 114: 2046:McGraw-Hill Professional 1841:Lurie–Houghton telescope 1809:CCT-32 telescope at the 1747:Embry-Riddle Observatory 1660:The 1.65 m telescope at 1559:The 2.12 m telescope at 1498:Apache Point Observatory 1494:Sloan Digital Sky Survey 1475:Nordic Optical Telescope 1397:Apache Point Observatory 1382:New Technology Telescope 1312:The 3.94 m telescope at 1171:Gran Telescopio Canarias 1118:New Technology Telescope 2005:10.1093/mnras/177.1.25P 1836:List of telescope types 1798:in Mill Hill, London, ( 1781:Spitzer Space Telescope 1709:The 1.3 m telescope at 1619:The 2.0 m telescope at 1570:The 2.1 m telescope at 1124:Additional flat mirrors 180:three-mirror anastigmat 2111:Cite journal requires 1811:University of Victoria 1751:Daytona Beach, Florida 1531:Calar Alto Observatory 1509:Hubble Space Telescope 1412:Calar Alto Observatory 1165: 1111:Hubble Space Telescope 1091: 1090:{\displaystyle M>1} 1065: 1042: 1015: 984: 864: 792: 765: 732: 700: 625: 605: 578: 558: 534: 486: 464: 438: 411: 311: 227: 99:and French astronomer 92: 65:Hubble Space Telescope 25: 2154:Zirker, J.B. (2005). 2130:Wilson, R.N. (1996). 1583:Otto Struve Telescope 1466:The 2.56 m effective 1239:Mauna Kea Observatory 1224:Mauna Kea Observatory 1198:Mauna Kea Observatory 1155: 1092: 1066: 1043: 1041:{\displaystyle K_{2}} 1016: 1014:{\displaystyle K_{1}} 985: 865: 793: 791:{\displaystyle K_{2}} 766: 764:{\displaystyle K_{1}} 733: 731:{\displaystyle B=D+b} 701: 626: 606: 604:{\displaystyle f_{1}} 579: 559: 535: 487: 465: 439: 412: 312: 225: 200:Lurie–Houghton design 127:Two-mirror foundation 97:George Willis Ritchey 86: 22: 2091:Burge, J.H. (1993). 2048:. pp. 508–510. 1951:10.1364/AO.12.001430 1880:telescope-optics.net 1851:Reflecting telescope 1787:on 30 January 2020). 1711:Skinakas Observatory 1587:McDonald Observatory 1449:VLT Survey Telescope 1209:Very Large Telescope 1075: 1052: 1025: 998: 880: 805: 775: 748: 710: 635: 615: 588: 568: 548: 498: 476: 454: 428: 327: 241: 206:Aperture obstruction 156:spherical aberration 137:spherical aberration 73:Very Large Telescope 61:reflecting telescope 42:Cassegrain telescope 2140:1996rtob.book.....W 1996:1976MNRAS.177P..25H 1943:1973ApOpt..12.1430B 1766:Paranal Observatory 1713:, in the island of 1598:Liverpool Telescope 1533:telescope at mount 1457:Paranal Observatory 1258:Paranal Observatory 133:Newtonian telescope 1846:Maksutov telescope 1764:telescopes at the 1621:Rozhen Observatory 1235:Gemini Observatory 1166: 1158:RC Optical Systems 1087: 1064:{\displaystyle -1} 1061: 1038: 1011: 980: 860: 788: 761: 728: 696: 621: 601: 574: 554: 530: 482: 460: 434: 407: 307: 232:radii of curvature 228: 186:telescope and the 93: 26: 2080:. NASA-TM-103443. 2055:978-0-07-147687-4 1937:(77): 1430–1435. 1726:Ritchey Telescope 1602:robotic telescope 1162:PROMPT Telescopes 973: 934: 858: 845: 624:{\displaystyle b} 577:{\displaystyle D} 557:{\displaystyle B} 485:{\displaystyle D} 463:{\displaystyle B} 444:is the effective 437:{\displaystyle F} 405: 376: 305: 284: 51:and a hyperbolic 2183: 2161: 2159: 2151: 2145: 2143: 2127: 2121: 2120: 2114: 2109: 2107: 2099: 2097: 2088: 2082: 2081: 2075: 2066: 2060: 2059: 2044:(4th ed.). 2037: 2031: 2030: 2023: 2017: 2016: 2014: 2012: 2007: 1976:(October 1976). 1972:Harmer, C.F.W.; 1969: 1963: 1962: 1922: 1916: 1915: 1902:Telescope Optics 1897: 1891: 1890: 1888: 1887: 1871: 1779:The 0.85 m 1744: 1742: 1561:San Pedro Martir 1472: 1470: 1423:WIYN Observatory 1299:Blanco telescope 1284:Mayall Telescope 1220:Subaru telescope 1194:Keck Observatory 1096: 1094: 1093: 1088: 1070: 1068: 1067: 1062: 1047: 1045: 1044: 1039: 1037: 1036: 1020: 1018: 1017: 1012: 1010: 1009: 989: 987: 986: 981: 979: 975: 974: 966: 935: 933: 932: 931: 906: 892: 891: 869: 867: 866: 861: 859: 851: 846: 844: 843: 831: 817: 816: 797: 795: 794: 789: 787: 786: 770: 768: 767: 762: 760: 759: 737: 735: 734: 729: 705: 703: 702: 697: 692: 691: 673: 653: 652: 630: 628: 627: 622: 610: 608: 607: 602: 600: 599: 583: 581: 580: 575: 563: 561: 560: 555: 539: 537: 536: 531: 526: 491: 489: 488: 483: 469: 467: 466: 461: 443: 441: 440: 435: 416: 414: 413: 408: 406: 404: 393: 385: 377: 375: 358: 347: 339: 338: 316: 314: 313: 308: 306: 301: 293: 285: 283: 272: 261: 253: 252: 53:secondary mirror 2191: 2190: 2186: 2185: 2184: 2182: 2181: 2180: 2176:Telescope types 2166: 2165: 2164: 2152: 2148: 2128: 2124: 2112: 2110: 2101: 2100: 2095: 2089: 2085: 2073: 2067: 2063: 2056: 2038: 2034: 2025: 2024: 2020: 2010: 2008: 1970: 1966: 1923: 1919: 1912: 1898: 1894: 1885: 1883: 1872: 1868: 1864: 1827: 1807:DFM Engineering 1792:Astelco Systems 1760:The four 1.0 m 1740: 1739: 1737:DFM Engineering 1468: 1467: 1138: 1126: 1103:interferometers 1076: 1073: 1072: 1053: 1050: 1049: 1032: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1022: 1005: 1001: 999: 996: 995: 965: 940: 936: 927: 923: 910: 905: 887: 883: 881: 878: 877: 850: 839: 835: 830: 812: 808: 806: 803: 802: 782: 778: 776: 773: 772: 755: 751: 749: 746: 745: 743:conic constants 711: 708: 707: 687: 683: 669: 648: 644: 636: 633: 632: 616: 613: 612: 595: 591: 589: 586: 585: 569: 566: 565: 549: 546: 545: 544:If, instead of 522: 499: 496: 495: 477: 474: 473: 455: 452: 451: 429: 426: 425: 394: 386: 384: 359: 348: 346: 334: 330: 328: 325: 324: 294: 292: 273: 262: 260: 248: 244: 242: 239: 238: 220: 208: 188:VISTA telescope 172: 164:field curvature 129: 117: 81: 69:Keck telescopes 17: 12: 11: 5: 2189: 2179: 2178: 2163: 2162: 2146: 2122: 2113:|journal= 2083: 2061: 2054: 2032: 2018: 1964: 1931:Applied Optics 1917: 1910: 1892: 1865: 1863: 1860: 1859: 1858: 1853: 1848: 1843: 1838: 1833: 1826: 1823: 1822: 1821: 1814: 1803: 1788: 1777: 1758: 1733: 1722: 1707: 1688: 1669: 1658: 1645:telescopes at 1639: 1628: 1617: 1610:Canary Islands 1594: 1579: 1568: 1557: 1542: 1527: 1512: 1505: 1490: 1483:Canary Islands 1464: 1445: 1434: 1419: 1408: 1393: 1378: 1371:Canary Islands 1355: 1340: 1325: 1310: 1295: 1280: 1265: 1250: 1231: 1216: 1205: 1190: 1183:Canary Islands 1146:Hale Telescope 1137: 1134: 1125: 1122: 1107:null corrector 1086: 1083: 1080: 1060: 1057: 1048:are less than 1035: 1031: 1008: 1004: 992: 991: 978: 972: 969: 964: 961: 958: 955: 952: 949: 946: 943: 939: 930: 926: 922: 919: 916: 913: 909: 904: 901: 898: 895: 890: 886: 871: 870: 857: 854: 849: 842: 838: 834: 829: 826: 823: 820: 815: 811: 785: 781: 758: 754: 727: 724: 721: 718: 715: 695: 690: 686: 682: 679: 676: 672: 668: 665: 662: 659: 656: 651: 647: 643: 640: 620: 598: 594: 573: 553: 542: 541: 529: 525: 521: 518: 515: 512: 509: 506: 503: 493: 481: 471: 459: 449: 448:of the system, 433: 419: 418: 403: 400: 397: 392: 389: 383: 380: 374: 371: 368: 365: 362: 357: 354: 351: 345: 342: 337: 333: 318: 317: 304: 300: 297: 291: 288: 282: 279: 276: 271: 268: 265: 259: 256: 251: 247: 219: 216: 207: 204: 195:Schmidt camera 171: 168: 128: 125: 116: 113: 101:Henri Chrétien 80: 77: 49:primary mirror 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2188: 2177: 2174: 2173: 2171: 2157: 2150: 2141: 2137: 2133: 2126: 2118: 2105: 2094: 2087: 2079: 2072: 2065: 2057: 2051: 2047: 2043: 2036: 2028: 2022: 2006: 2001: 1997: 1993: 1989: 1985: 1984: 1979: 1975: 1968: 1960: 1956: 1952: 1948: 1944: 1940: 1936: 1932: 1928: 1921: 1913: 1911:0-943396-18-2 1907: 1903: 1896: 1881: 1877: 1870: 1866: 1857: 1854: 1852: 1849: 1847: 1844: 1842: 1839: 1837: 1834: 1832: 1829: 1828: 1819: 1815: 1812: 1808: 1804: 1801: 1797: 1793: 1789: 1786: 1782: 1778: 1775: 1771: 1767: 1763: 1759: 1756: 1755:United States 1752: 1748: 1738: 1734: 1731: 1727: 1723: 1720: 1716: 1712: 1708: 1705: 1701: 1697: 1694:telescope on 1693: 1689: 1686: 1682: 1678: 1677:Mont-Mégantic 1675:telescope on 1674: 1670: 1667: 1663: 1659: 1656: 1652: 1648: 1644: 1640: 1637: 1633: 1629: 1626: 1622: 1618: 1615: 1611: 1607: 1603: 1599: 1595: 1592: 1591:United States 1588: 1584: 1580: 1577: 1576:United States 1573: 1569: 1566: 1562: 1558: 1555: 1551: 1548:telescope on 1547: 1543: 1540: 1536: 1532: 1528: 1525: 1521: 1518:telescope on 1517: 1513: 1510: 1506: 1503: 1499: 1495: 1491: 1488: 1484: 1480: 1476: 1465: 1462: 1458: 1454: 1450: 1446: 1443: 1439: 1435: 1432: 1431:United States 1428: 1424: 1420: 1417: 1413: 1409: 1406: 1405:United States 1402: 1398: 1394: 1391: 1387: 1383: 1379: 1376: 1372: 1368: 1364: 1360: 1356: 1353: 1350:, Nainital, ( 1349: 1345: 1341: 1338: 1334: 1330: 1326: 1323: 1319: 1315: 1311: 1308: 1304: 1300: 1296: 1293: 1292:United States 1289: 1285: 1281: 1278: 1274: 1270: 1266: 1263: 1259: 1255: 1251: 1248: 1244: 1243:United States 1240: 1236: 1232: 1229: 1228:United States 1225: 1221: 1217: 1214: 1210: 1206: 1203: 1202:United States 1199: 1195: 1191: 1188: 1184: 1180: 1176: 1172: 1168: 1167: 1163: 1159: 1154: 1150: 1147: 1143: 1133: 1131: 1121: 1119: 1114: 1112: 1108: 1104: 1101:mirrors with 1098: 1084: 1081: 1078: 1058: 1055: 1033: 1029: 1006: 1002: 976: 970: 967: 962: 956: 953: 950: 947: 941: 937: 928: 920: 917: 914: 907: 902: 899: 896: 893: 888: 884: 876: 875: 874: 855: 852: 847: 840: 836: 832: 827: 824: 821: 818: 813: 809: 801: 800: 799: 783: 779: 756: 752: 744: 739: 725: 722: 719: 716: 713: 688: 684: 680: 677: 670: 663: 660: 657: 649: 645: 641: 638: 618: 596: 592: 571: 551: 527: 523: 516: 513: 510: 504: 501: 494: 479: 472: 457: 450: 447: 431: 424: 423: 422: 401: 398: 395: 390: 387: 381: 378: 372: 369: 366: 363: 360: 355: 352: 349: 343: 340: 335: 331: 323: 322: 321: 302: 298: 295: 289: 286: 280: 277: 274: 269: 266: 263: 257: 254: 249: 245: 237: 236: 235: 233: 224: 215: 213: 203: 201: 196: 191: 189: 185: 181: 176: 167: 165: 161: 157: 153: 148: 146: 142: 138: 134: 124: 122: 112: 110: 106: 102: 98: 90: 85: 76: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 21: 2155: 2149: 2131: 2125: 2104:cite journal 2086: 2064: 2041: 2035: 2021: 2009:. Retrieved 1987: 1981: 1967: 1934: 1930: 1920: 1901: 1895: 1884:. Retrieved 1879: 1869: 1818:New Horizons 1700:Minas Gerais 1692:Perkin-Elmer 1520:Doi Inthanon 1273:Cerro Pachón 1139: 1130:fold mirrors 1129: 1127: 1115: 1099: 993: 872: 740: 543: 446:focal length 420: 319: 229: 209: 192: 177: 173: 149: 130: 121:focal length 118: 94: 71:and the ESO 37: 33: 29: 27: 1974:Wynne, C.G. 1581:The 2.08 m 1544:The 2.15 m 1492:The 2.50 m 1447:The 2.65 m 1421:The 3.50 m 1380:The 3.58 m 1357:The 3.58 m 1169:The 10.4 m 160:astigmatism 145:astigmatism 44:that has a 2076:(Report). 1886:2010-04-24 1862:References 1805:The 0.8 m 1790:The 0.8 m 1774:exoplanets 1735:The 1.0 m 1724:The 1.0 m 1690:The 1.6 m 1671:The 1.6 m 1643:Pan-STARRS 1641:The 1.8 m 1634:, Hanle, ( 1596:The 2.0 m 1535:Calar Alto 1529:The 2.2 m 1514:The 2.4 m 1507:The 2.4 m 1502:New Mexico 1410:The 3.5 m 1401:New Mexico 1327:The 3.9 m 1297:The 4.0 m 1282:The 4.0 m 1267:The 4.1 m 1252:The 4.1 m 1218:The 8.2 m 994:Note that 46:hyperbolic 36:or simply 2160:, p. 317. 2011:29 August 1990:: 25–30. 1762:SPECULOOS 1666:Lithuania 1647:Haleakala 1554:Argentina 1337:Australia 1056:− 954:− 918:− 903:− 897:− 848:⋅ 828:− 822:− 661:− 514:− 399:− 382:− 370:− 364:− 344:− 290:− 278:− 258:− 2170:Category 1959:20125543 1825:See also 1625:Bulgaria 1606:La Palma 1550:San Juan 1524:Thailand 1479:La Palma 1367:La Palma 1179:La Palma 1156:A 41 cm 2136:Bibcode 1992:Bibcode 1939:Bibcode 1728:at the 1384:at the 1318:Erzurum 1301:at the 1256:at the 1071:(since 631:, then 218:Mirrors 79:History 2144:P. 454 2052:  1957:  1908:  1719:Greece 1704:Brazil 1685:Canada 1681:Quebec 1655:Hawaii 1504:, U.S. 1322:Turkey 1245:) and 1164:array. 421:where 115:Design 67:, the 2096:(PDF) 2074:(PDF) 1770:Chile 1745:8 at 1715:Crete 1636:India 1614:Spain 1604:) on 1539:Spain 1487:Spain 1461:Chile 1416:Spain 1390:Chile 1375:Spain 1352:India 1307:Chile 1277:Chile 1262:Chile 1247:Chile 1213:Chile 1187:Spain 24:2004. 2117:help 2078:NASA 2050:ISBN 2013:2017 1955:PMID 1906:ISBN 1785:NASA 1651:Maui 1442:Iran 1342:The 1082:> 1021:and 873:and 771:and 706:and 564:and 320:and 230:The 193:The 184:SDSS 154:and 152:coma 143:and 141:coma 57:coma 2000:doi 1988:177 1947:doi 1768:in 1753:, ( 1749:in 1698:in 1679:in 1664:, ( 1649:on 1612:, ( 1589:, ( 1585:at 1574:, ( 1537:, ( 1522:, ( 1485:, ( 1477:on 1473:11 1459:, ( 1455:’s 1453:ESO 1451:at 1440:, ( 1429:, ( 1425:at 1403:, ( 1388:, ( 1373:, ( 1365:on 1361:at 1346:of 1335:, ( 1331:at 1316:in 1305:, ( 1290:, ( 1286:at 1275:, ( 1271:at 1260:, ( 1241:, ( 1237:at 1226:, ( 1222:at 1211:, ( 1200:, ( 1196:at 1185:, ( 1177:on 1173:at 34:RCT 2172:: 2108:: 2106:}} 2102:{{ 1998:. 1986:. 1980:. 1953:. 1945:. 1935:12 1933:. 1929:. 1878:. 1802:). 1800:UK 1757:). 1717:, 1702:, 1683:, 1668:). 1653:, 1638:). 1623:, 1616:). 1608:, 1593:). 1578:). 1563:, 1552:, 1541:). 1526:). 1500:, 1489:). 1481:, 1463:). 1444:). 1433:). 1418:). 1407:). 1399:, 1392:). 1377:). 1369:, 1354:). 1339:). 1320:, 1309:). 1294:). 1279:). 1264:). 1230:). 1215:). 1204:). 1189:). 1181:, 1120:. 738:. 202:. 166:. 111:. 75:. 38:RC 28:A 2142:. 2138:: 2119:) 2115:( 2058:. 2029:. 2015:. 2002:: 1994:: 1961:. 1949:: 1941:: 1914:. 1889:. 1776:. 1743:/ 1741:f 1721:. 1706:. 1687:. 1657:. 1627:. 1600:( 1567:. 1556:. 1471:/ 1469:f 1324:. 1249:. 1085:1 1079:M 1059:1 1034:2 1030:K 1007:1 1003:K 990:. 977:] 971:D 968:B 963:+ 960:) 957:1 951:M 948:2 945:( 942:M 938:[ 929:3 925:) 921:1 915:M 912:( 908:2 900:1 894:= 889:2 885:K 856:D 853:B 841:3 837:M 833:2 825:1 819:= 814:1 810:K 784:2 780:K 757:1 753:K 726:b 723:+ 720:D 717:= 714:B 694:) 689:1 685:f 681:+ 678:F 675:( 671:/ 667:) 664:b 658:F 655:( 650:1 646:f 642:= 639:D 619:b 597:1 593:f 572:D 552:B 528:D 524:/ 520:) 517:B 511:F 508:( 505:= 502:M 480:D 458:B 432:F 417:, 402:1 396:M 391:B 388:2 379:= 373:D 367:B 361:F 356:B 353:D 350:2 341:= 336:2 332:R 303:M 299:F 296:2 287:= 281:B 275:F 270:F 267:D 264:2 255:= 250:1 246:R 91:. 32:(

Index


Cassegrain telescope
hyperbolic
primary mirror
secondary mirror
coma
reflecting telescope
Hubble Space Telescope
Keck telescopes
Very Large Telescope

United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
George Willis Ritchey
Henri Chrétien
United States Naval Observatory
Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
focal length
Newtonian telescope
spherical aberration
coma
astigmatism
coma
spherical aberration
astigmatism
field curvature
three-mirror anastigmat
SDSS
VISTA telescope
Schmidt camera
Lurie–Houghton design

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.