Oschin 48-inch Telescope Comparison Table

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Oschin 48-inch Telescope comparison table

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Fork equatorial telescope in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S) equatorial telescope height above sea level in meters equatorial fork the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W)

Schmidt in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S) none the person, company or institution that created the mirror equatorial telescope Schmidt material and other engineering details height above sea level in meters or primary mirror diameter equatorial A type of reflecting telescope (more accurately, a large camera) in which the coma produced by a spherical concave mirror is compensated for by a thin correcting lens placed at the opening of the telescope tube. The Schmidt has a usable field of 0^°.6. the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W) equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) concave spheroid

Oschin 48-inch Telescope a new achromatic corrector plate (Grubb-Parsons) was installed in about 1984 Palomar Mountain, Calif., US Palomar Observatory 33° 21' N none Don O. Hendrix Schmidt material and other engineering details 1706 m Fork equatorial telescope Oschin Schmidt f/2.47 1.24 m equatorial fork California Institute of Technology 116° 51' W 1.83 m concave spheroid 1948

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Subject	has comment	has location	has owner	has latitude	has secondary mirror shape	has mirror maker	is a kind of	has optical design	has mirror type	has altitude	is an instance of	has synonym	has focal ratio	has aperture	has mount	has definition	has mounting manufacturer	has longitude	has mirror diameter	has primary mirror shape	has creation date
Fork equatorial telescope				in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S)			equatorial telescope			height above sea level in meters					equatorial fork		the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting	in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W)
Schmidt				in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S)	none	the person, company or institution that created the mirror	equatorial telescope	Schmidt	material and other engineering details	height above sea level in meters				or primary mirror diameter	equatorial	A type of reflecting telescope (more accurately, a large camera) in which the coma produced by a spherical concave mirror is compensated for by a thin correcting lens placed at the opening of the telescope tube. The Schmidt has a usable field of 0^°.6.	the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting	in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W)	equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter)	concave spheroid
Oschin 48-inch Telescope	a new achromatic corrector plate (Grubb-Parsons) was installed in about 1984	Palomar Mountain, Calif., US	Palomar Observatory	33° 21' N	none	Don O. Hendrix		Schmidt	material and other engineering details	1706 m	Fork equatorial telescope	Oschin Schmidt	f/2.47	1.24 m	equatorial fork		California Institute of Technology	116° 51' W	1.83 m	concave spheroid	1948