Maksutov telescope — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Maksutov telescope

دوربین ِ ماکسوتوف، تلسکوپ ِ ~

durbin-e Maksutof, teleskop-e ~ (#)

Fr.: télescope de Maksutov

A → reflecting telescope incorporating a deeply curved → meniscus, → lens, which corrects the → optical aberrations of the spherical → primary mirror to give high-quality → images over a wide → field of view.

See also: Named for the Russian optical specialist Dmitri Maksutov (1896-1964), who developed the design; → telescope.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics