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单词 Cassegrain telescope
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Definition of Cassegrain telescope in English:

Cassegrain telescope

nounˈkasɪɡreɪnˌkasəɡrān ˈteləskōp
  • A reflecting telescope in which light reflected from a convex secondary mirror passes through a hole in the primary mirror.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tube length is very long compared to a Cassegrain telescope of the same effective focal length.
    • Visitors can also see the University Observatory, which houses a 14 inch Schmidt Cassegrain telescope with a cooled CCD (Charge Couple Device) camera.
    • A correcting plate (a lens) was added in 1930 by the Estonian astronomer and lens-maker Bernard Schmidt, creating the Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope which minimized the spherical aberration of the Cassegrain telescope.
    • Easy portability and precision optics are hallmarks of Cassegrain telescopes, and Orion has some of the finest.
    • In an all-reflective Cassegrain telescope (usually called a Classical Cassegrain), there is no corrector lens.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after N. Cassegrain (1625–1712), the French astronomer who devised it.

 
 

Definition of Cassegrain telescope in US English:

Cassegrain telescope

nounˌkasəɡrān ˈteləskōp
  • A reflecting telescope in which light reflected from a convex secondary mirror passes through a hole in the primary mirror.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Visitors can also see the University Observatory, which houses a 14 inch Schmidt Cassegrain telescope with a cooled CCD (Charge Couple Device) camera.
    • Easy portability and precision optics are hallmarks of Cassegrain telescopes, and Orion has some of the finest.
    • In an all-reflective Cassegrain telescope (usually called a Classical Cassegrain), there is no corrector lens.
    • The tube length is very long compared to a Cassegrain telescope of the same effective focal length.
    • A correcting plate (a lens) was added in 1930 by the Estonian astronomer and lens-maker Bernard Schmidt, creating the Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope which minimized the spherical aberration of the Cassegrain telescope.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after N. Cassegrain (1625–1712), the French astronomer who devised it.

 
 
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