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Zero-Coma Condition For Decentered And Tilted Secondary Mirror In Cassegrain/Nasmyth Configuration

A 1984 SPIE journal article analyzing conditions to eliminate coma caused by decentering and tilting of secondary mirrors in Cassegrain and Nasmyth telescope configurations. The source record is limited to the title, publisher, and publication date.

Categories: science-and-space

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Confidence
2/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
7/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The paper addresses optical aberration control relevant to telescope design and performance.

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