Cassegrain telescope

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
scientific instrument
gptkbp:advantage compact design
long focal length
gptkbp:category optical telescopes
reflecting telescopes
gptkbp:designer astronomer
gptkbp:focusArea behind primary mirror
gptkbp:foundIn observatories
amateur telescopes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cassegrain telescope
gptkbp:introducedIn 1672
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Laurent_Cassegrain
gptkbp:lightPath folded
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter paraboloidal
gptkbp:secondaryMirrorShape hyperboloidal
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:astronomy
photography
imaging
observational research
gptkbp:uses concave primary mirror
convex secondary mirror
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Dall-Kirkham_telescope
gptkb:Maksutov–Cassegrain_telescope
gptkb:Schmidt–Cassegrain_telescope
gptkb:Ritchey–Chrétien_telescope
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:astronomer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4