: a photographic telescope with specialized optics that correct for spherical aberration and coma
called also Schmidt telescope
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Using the Survey's 0.7-meter Schmidt camera, Eric Christensen discovered an object called 2006 RH120 in orbit around the Earth.
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Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2020
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Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2020
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