Schmidt camera

Variant of Schmidt system

Schmidt system definition

Schmidt system (s̸hmit)

a wide-angle optical system having a concave, spherical mirror whose aberration is neutralized by a correcting lens: often used in special, photographic reflecting telescopes to obtain clear pictures of large areas of the celestial sphere
also called Schmidt camera

Etymology: after B. Schmidt (1879-1935), Ger astronomer

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