diagonal eyepiece — noun : zenith eyepiece … Useful english dictionary
Diagonal mirror — may refer to: The flat Secondary mirror used in a Newtonian telescope Another name for right angled eyepiece mount used in telescopes called a Star diagonal An optical Edwardian parlour entertainment device also known as a Zograscope This… … Wikipedia
zenith eyepiece — noun : an eyepiece or adapter containing a right angle prism or a plane mirror to reflect the rays from an object near the zenith to the side of a refracting telescope for more convenient observation called also diagonal eyepiece … Useful english dictionary
Star diagonal — A star diagonal is an angled mirror or prism used in telescopes that allows viewing of objects that are at a 90° angle from the direction the telescope is pointing. It allows convenient and comfortable viewing when the telescope is pointed at, or … Wikipedia
Collimating eyepiece — Collimate Col li*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collimated}; p. p. & vb. n. {Collimating}.] [See {Collimation}.] (Physics & Astron.) To render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc.; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Optigraph — Op ti*graph, n. [Optic + graph: cf. F. opticographe. See {Optic}, a. ] A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes, by means… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
History of the telescope — The earliest known working telescopes appeared in 1608 and are credited to Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen, spectacle makers in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar. The design of these early refracting telescopes consisted of a convex… … Wikipedia
Optics — For the book by Sir Isaac Newton, see Opticks. Optical redirects here. For the musical artist, see Optical (artist). Optics includes study of dispersion of light. Optics is the branch of … Wikipedia
Newtonian telescope — The Newtonian telescope is a type of reflecting telescope invented by the British scientist Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727), using a concave primary mirror and a flat diagonal secondary mirror. Newton’s first reflecting telescope was completed in… … Wikipedia
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Optical telescope — Eight Inch refracting telescope (Chabot Space and Science Center) An optical telescope is a telescope which is used to gather and focus light mainly from the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum for directly viewing a magnified image for… … Wikipedia