Wide Field Telescopes

Abstract

Description is given of several designs of wide field binoculars with large exit pupils to aid in night vision. Devices include some which employ a modification of the Schmidt straight-in-line erecting system, rather than the usual Perro prisms. Design and performance of the Schmidt erecting telescope is described in detail. As a result of investigations, very satisfactory telescopes of magnification 3X, 6X, and 7X with unusually wide fields have been developed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 08, 1945
Accession Number
ADB804858

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Rochester

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Air Force
  • Binoculars
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Distortion
  • Language
  • Magnification
  • National Security
  • Night Vision
  • Optical Instruments
  • Optics
  • Production
  • Scientific Research
  • Telescopes
  • Universities
  • Wide Angles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Space