Gregorian Telescope (Noun)
Meaning
A reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the primary mirror.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The gregorian telescope was specifically designed to address issues with coma and other optical aberrations that plagued earlier reflecting telescope designs.
- Astronomers have long favored the gregorian telescope for its ability to produce high-quality images of celestial objects.
- The gregorian telescope's unique design allows it to achieve a level of precision and accuracy that is hard to match with other types of telescopes.
- One of the benefits of the gregorian telescope is that it does not require the complex corrective optics needed for some other types of reflecting telescopes.
- The gregorian telescope has been used in a variety of applications, from space exploration to astronomical research.