Schmidt telescope

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Schmidt telescope

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From Bernhard Schmidt, German optician.

noun Schmidt telescopes

A telescope, having a wide field of view, comprising a thin aspheric lens and a large concave mirror.

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@misc{schmidt_telescope_2026,
  title = {Schmidt telescope},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schmidt%20telescope},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}