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noun
A camera mounted in a Schmidt telescope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Schmidt telescope
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reflecting telescope, reflector
History
From Bernhard Schmidt, a German optician.
