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tertiary mirror comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
mirror	wavefront modifier
tertiary mirror	mirror	The third mirror to be encountered by the light in a telescope system. A tertiary mirror is required on alt-az telescopes to direct light to the stationary Nasmyth foci.

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