Optically Correcting Configuration for a Reflector Telescope

摘要

An optically correcting configuration for a reflector telescope allows the reflector telescope to implement an auto-guiding system and an auto-focusing system without interrupting the regular capture of incoming light. The auto-guiding system and/or the auto-focusing system are in optical communication with a secondary optical output. The reflector telescope allows incoming light to travel towards a collecting mirror, from the collecting mirror to a redirecting mirror, and from the redirecting mirror to a primary optical output. A portion of the incoming light travels to the secondary optical output through an optical diverting feature of the redirecting mirror and is used in the analysis for the auto-guiding system and/or the auto-focusing system. Consequently, the redirecting mirror is positioned in between the primary optical output and the secondary optical output.

主权项

1. An optically correcting configuration for a reflector telescope comprises:
a reflector telescope; a secondary optical output; said reflector telescope comprises a collecting mirror, a redirecting mirror, and a primary optical output; a main optical axis of said reflector telescope traversing into said reflector telescope towards said collecting mirror, from said collecting mirror to said redirecting mirror, and from said redirecting mirror to said primary optical output; said collecting mirror and said redirecting mirror being positioned offset from each other along said main optical axis; said collecting mirror being in optical communication with said primary optical output by a reflective surface of said redirecting mirror; said collecting mirror being in optical communication with said secondary optical output through an optically diverting feature of said redirecting mirror; and said redirecting mirror being positioned in between said primary optical output and said secondary optical output.