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Dall-Kirkham telescope

(type of reflector telescope)

A Dall-Kirkham telescope is a type of reflector telescope that has a concave elliptical primary mirror and a convex spherical secondary. It has some aberration not present in a classical Cassegrain reflector or a Ritchey-Chrétien telescope but is easier to manufacture, the mirror being easier to grind, a tradeoff that motivates the design's use in some amateur telescopes.


(telescope type,reflector)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflecting_telescope#Dall.E2.80.93Kirkham
https://www.telescope-optics.net/dall_kirkham_telescope.htm

Referenced by pages:
reflector telescope
telescope type

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