Above: Optical layout of a typical refracting telescope This section details the optical design and inherent aberrations of refracting telescopes. For a more basic overview of this design please see theRefractors page. For a review of the optical design terms,...
Above: Optical layout of a typical Newtonian reflecting telescope This section details the optical design and inherent aberrations of Newtonian reflecting telescopes. For a more basic overview of this design please see the Newtonian page. For a review of the...
Above: Optical layout of a typical Cassegrain reflecting telescope This section details the optical design and inherent aberrations of Cassegrain-type reflecting telescopes. For a more basic overview of these designs please see the Ritchey-Chrétien page and the Cassegrain page. For...
Above: Optical layout of a typical Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope This section details the optical design and inherent aberrations of Schmidt-type catadioptric telescopes. For a more basic overview of these designs please see the Schmidt-Cassegrain page and Schmidt-Newtonian page. For a review...
Above: Optical layout of a typical Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope This section details the optical design and inherent aberrations of Maksutov-type catadioptric telescopes. For a more basic overview of these designs please see the Maksutov-Cassegrain page and the Maksutov-Newtonian page. For a...
