Schmidt camera

noun

: a photographic telescope with specialized optics that correct for spherical aberration and coma

called also Schmidt telescope

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Using the Survey's 0.7-meter Schmidt camera, Eric Christensen discovered an object called 2006 RH120 in orbit around the Earth. Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2020

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Etymology

B. Schmidt †1935 German optical scientist

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Schmidt camera was in 1934

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“Schmidt camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Schmidt%20camera. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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