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Maksutov telescope
subject			fact

Maksutov telescope	has primary mirror shape concave spheroid
	has definition A reflector whose primary mirror is spheroidal instead of parabolic. The light initially passes through a large concave lens to remove the spherical aberration.
	is a kind of reflector
reflector	has mirror maker the person, company or institution that created the mirror
	has mirror type material and other engineering details
	has mirror diameter equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter)
	has secondary mirror shape
	has aperture or primary mirror diameter
telescope	has wavelength sensitivity
	has angular resolving power
	has effective diameter
	has focal ratio
	has operator
	has purpose observe celestial objects
	has location
artifact	has creator
	has creation date
	has owner
physical object	has angular momentum
	has mass
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

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