The Klevtsov–Cassegrain telescope is a type of catadioptric Cassegrain telescope that uses a spherical primary mirror and a sub-aperture secondary corrector group composed of a small lens and a Mangin mirror.
Design
In the Klevtsov-Cassegrain, all of the optical surfaces are spherical or near-spherical.New optical systems for small-size telescopes (abstract)New optical systems for small-size telescopes The secondary Mangin mirror () and the meniscus corrector (C) are held in place by a spider vane and the front of the telescope tube is otherwise open.
These types of telescopes have the disadvantage of the spider, which holds the corrector, causing diffraction artifactsDiffraction effects of telescope secondary mirror spiders on various image-quality criteria and, since multiple surfaces are involved, achieving good aberration correction can be very complex.- Vladimir Sacek, telescope-optics.net, Notes on AMATEUR TELESCOPE OPTICS, CATADIOPTRIC TELESCOPES, 10.2.1
This design was originally envisaged by G. I. Popov with a practical implementation by Yuri A. Klevtsov. Commercial manufacturers of the design include Novosibirsk TAL and Vixen.
See also Argunov–Cassegrain telescope Cassegrain reflector List of telescope types
References
External links Review of a Klevtsov-Cassegrain telescope