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CORRECTION MIRROR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
- Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- corrective mirror
1, record 1, English, corrective%20mirror
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- corrector mirror 2, record 1, English, corrector%20mirror
correct
- correcting mirror 3, record 1, English, correcting%20mirror
correct
- correction mirror 4, record 1, English, correction%20mirror
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Hubble Space Telescope's wide-field planetary camera] That camera now will be fitted with the corrective mirrors as well. The mirrors act, in effect, like high-tech eyeglasses. In each pair, the first corrective mirror passes an image of the Hubble's 94.5 inch-diameter primary mirror onto a second mirror. The second glass is formed like the Hubble's mirror, only in exact reverse, thus canceling the flaw. 1, record 1, English, - corrective%20mirror
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] The bigger telescope generates a brighter image but atmospheric disturbances make ground based telescopes any larger than current instruments impractical unless adaptive optics are installed [...] A large parabolic corrector mirror will be required to adjust for spherical aberration. 2, record 1, English, - corrective%20mirror
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
- Optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- miroir correcteur
1, record 1, French, miroir%20correcteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- miroir correctif 2, record 1, French, miroir%20correctif
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Télescope orbital Hubble] Il possède un miroir correcteur qui compense les défauts du miroir primaire. 3, record 1, French, - miroir%20correcteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les systèmes de correction sont, en principe, très puissants. Ils devraient permettre aux télescopes à miroir liquide d'observer une vaste portion du ciel visible [...] nous testons aujourd'hui de nouvelles adaptations des miroirs correctifs. 2, record 1, French, - miroir%20correcteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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