Anmerkungen:
"The purpose of this book is to give a concise and simple, as far as possible, description of the ideas underlying the basic wide-field astronomical systems"--Page xiii
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-144) and index
Beschreibung:
Preface -- 1. Introduction: 1.1. Preliminary definitions; 1.2. Cursory review of modern wide-field telescopes; 1.3. Some attendant issues of optics; 1.4. Matching of optics and detector with atmospheric image quality -- 2. Reflective telescopes: 2.1. Single paraboloid; 2.2. Two-mirror systems; 2.3. Selected three-mirror telescopes -- 3. Catadioptric systems with a lens corrector in converging beam: 3.1. Lens corrector at a prime telescope focus; 3.2. Lens corrector in a secondary telescope focus; 3.3. Three-mirror paul telescope with a lens corrector -- 4. Catadioptric systems with a full-aperture lens corrector: 4.1. Singlet full-aperture corrector; 4.2. Doublet full-aperture corrector; 4.3. Triplet full-aperture corrector; 4.4. All-spherical system with an extremely large field -- Afterword -- Appendices: A. Limiting stellar magnitude and sky survey rate; B. Schwarzschild aplanats; C. The complexity of optical surfaces; D. Base prime-focus lens corrector with a 2.5° field; E. List of referenced VT designs; F. New algorithm for calculating anastigmatic three-mirror telescopes -- Bibliography -- Index.
"This book presents astronomical optical systems in the simplest form, with an emphasis on clear explanations of the ideas that underpin various systems. At the same time, it explains the deep connection between classical and contemporary telescopes, as well as the continuity of ideas for telescope construction. A number of new designs are described, including those recently proposed and those already operational, that provide a previously unattainable field of view"--