Cassegrain Telescope

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Cassegrain Telescope

A reflecting telescope in which a small hyperboloidal mirror reflects the convergent beam from the paraboloidal primary mirror through a hole in the primary mirror to an eyepiece in back of the primary mirror. Also called Cassegrainian telescope, Cassegrain. See Newtonian telescope.

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use