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corrector plate


corrector lens
Optical elements of a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, including corrector lens
A thin lens, or combination of lenses, placed at the front of a catadioptric telescope to correct the spherical aberration of the primary mirror; also known as a correcting lens.


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