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secondary mirror comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
mirror	wavefront modifier
secondary mirror	mirror	The second reflecting surface encountered by the light in a telescope. The secondary is usually suspended in the beam and therefore obstructs part of the primary.

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