Schmidt corrector plate

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English

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Etymology

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The lens was invented by Bernhard Schmidt in 1931.

Noun

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Schmidt corrector plate (plural Schmidt corrector plates)

  1. (astronomy) An aspheric lens that corrects the spherical aberration introduced by the spherical primary mirror of the Schmidt telescope or Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.