Maksutov telescope


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Noun1.Maksutov telescope - reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lensMaksutov telescope - reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens
reflecting telescope, reflector - optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668"
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The writer used an SSP-3 solid-state photometer along with a 0.09 meter Maksutov telescope and filters that were transformed to the Johnson B, V, R and I system to make all brightness measurements.
Wideband photometric magnitude measurements of Saturn made during the 2005-06 Apparition
The constellation boasts a remote globular cluster that was discovered in 1973 with the 24-inch Maksutov telescope at Chile's Cerro Calan Observatory.
Reticulum: the celestial crosshairs
A 0.09 m Maksutov telescope was also used in data collection.
Saturn in 2002-03

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