1 January 1990 Design of a Schwarzschild flat-field, anastigmatic, unobstructed, wide-field telescope
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Abstract
A recent development in the theory of bilateral symmetrical optical systems is applied to design the remarkable two-mirror, unobstructed Schwarzschild telescope. We illustrate how this development was used to simplify the fabrication and testing of such a system.
Jose M. Sasian "Design of a Schwarzschild flat-field, anastigmatic, unobstructed, wide-field telescope," Optical Engineering 29(1), (1 January 1990). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.55563
Published: 1 January 1990
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KEYWORDS
Mirrors

Monochromatic aberrations

Telescopes

Distortion

Optical instrument design

Geometrical optics

Image processing

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