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Kvistaberg Schmidt Telescope comparison table |
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Schmidt | in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S) | the person, company or institution that created the mirror | equatorial telescope | height above sea level in meters | or primary mirror diameter | the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting | A type of reflecting telescope (more accurately, a large camera) in which the coma produced by a spherical concave mirror is compensated for by a thin correcting lens placed at the opening of the telescope tube. The Schmidt has a usable field of 0°.6. | in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W) | equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) | ||||||
Kvistaberg Schmidt Telescope | Kvistaberg, Sweden | Uppsala University Observatory | 59° 30' N | Uppsala Univ. Obs. | 33 m | Schmidt | Uppsala Schmidt | f/3.00 | 1.00 m | Various Swedish factories | 17° 36' E | 1.35 m | 1963 |
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