Schmidt telescope
- noun
- /ʃmɪt ˈtɛlɪskoʊp/
- Specialized
:
telescopio Schmidt
- The four great astronomers are examining photos taken with the 48-inch Schmidt telescope.
- a 48-inch Schmidt telescope
- an 18-inch Schmidt telescope
Examples
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One ambitious group undertook a quasar survey with the Schmidt telescope titled "Short-term Photographic Survey of Quasi-stellar Objects."
Academic text (1993) -
This collection of photographic plates was taken during the 1950s with the 48-inch Schmidt telescope.
Academic text (1990) -
It took the 48-inch Schmidt telescope at Palomar and a 3-minute exposure to bring out these spectacular details.
Academic text (1996) -
Edwin Hubble at the 48-inch Schmidt telescope atop Mount Palomar in 1949.
Academic text (1992) -
PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Comet Austin (1989c 1), observed April 26, 1990, with the 18-inch Schmidt telescope on Palomar Mountain.
Academic text (1994) -
Zwicky mounted a search using the new 18-inch Schmidt telescope at Palomar, and Baade followed this up with the 100-inch Mount Wilson reflector.
Academic text (2002) -
This color picture of the cluster is made from a collection of CCD images obtained with the Burrell Schmidt telescope of the Warner and Swasey Observatory of Case Western Reserve University on Kitt Peak, Arizona.
Academic text (2005) -
The astronomer used the Schmidt telescope to capture stunning images of distant galaxies.
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During the night, the research team operated a Schmidt telescope to photograph the starry sky.
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She learned about the Schmidt telescope in her astronomy class, where they discussed its unique design for reducing optical aberrations.
Synonyms
440
3.3
A tool with lenses or mirrors that makes far things look closer
3
7.0
A telescope that uses a large curved mirror to make distant objects look closer
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3.8
A machine with lenses or mirrors that gathers and focuses visible light to see distant stars and planets
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5.5
A telescope that uses a large curved mirror to gather and focus light for looking
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5.7
An instrument for looking at distant stars, planets, and galaxies
A telescope with a curved mirror and thin glass plate that takes clear wide pictures of the sky
A telescope for taking pictures of the night sky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Schmidt + telescope
A B1 learner who knows 'telescope' will readily infer that 'Schmidt telescope' is a type or model of telescope (the X + noun composition is cross-linguistically transparent). However, the surname 'Schmidt' gives no clue to the specific optical correction or plate described in the definition, so the technical meaning is not fully derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Schmidt telescope is named after Bernhard Schmidt, who built a telescope with a mirror and a special curved glass 'corrector' that reduced image distortions and let him photograph a wide area of sky. So, today a Schmidt telescope means a telescope made with that special corrector to give wide, clear pictures of the night sky.