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The Cassegrain reflector is a combination of a primary concave mirror and a secondary convex mirror, often used in optical telescopes and radio antennas. This design puts the focal point at a convenient location behind the primary mirror and the convex secondary adds a telephoto effect creating a much longer focal length in a mechanically short system.〔Raymond N. Wilson, Reflecting Telescope Optics I: Basic Design Theory and its Historical Development, Springer Science & Business Media - 2013, pages 43-44〕 In a symmetrical Cassegrain both mirrors are aligned about the optical axis, and the primary mirror usually contains a hole in the centre thus permitting the light to reach an eyepiece, a camera, or a light detector. Alternatively, as in many radio telescopes, the final focus may be in front of the primary. In an asymmetrical Cassegrain, the mirror(s) may be tilted to avoid obscuration of the primary or the need for a hole in the primary mirror (or both). The classic Cassegrain configuration uses a parabolic reflector as the primary while the secondary mirror is hyperbolic.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Diccionario de astronomía y geología. Las ciencias de la Tierra y del Espacio al alcance de todos. Cassegrain )〕 Modern variants often have a hyperbolic primary for increased performance( for example, the Ritchey–Chrétien design), or the primary and/or secondary are spherical or elliptical for ease of manufacturing. The Cassegrain reflector is named after a published reflecting telescope design that appeared in the April 25, 1672 ''Journal des sçavans'' which has been attributed to Laurent Cassegrain.〔(André Baranne and Françoise Launay, ''Cassegrain: a famous unknown of instrumental astronomy'' ), Journal of Optics, 1997, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 158-172(15)〕 Similar designs using convex secondaries have been found in the Bonaventura Cavalieri's 1632 writings describing burning mirrors〔(Lo specchio ustorio, overo, Trattato delle settioni coniche )〕〔''Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope'', by Fred Watson, (p. 134 )〕 and Marin Mersenne's 1636 writings describing telescope designs.〔''Stargazer'', (p. 115 ).〕 James Gregory's 1662 attempts to create a reflecting telescope included a Cassegrain configuration, judging by a convex secondary mirror found among his experiments.〔''Stargazer'', (pp. 123 and 132 )〕 The Cassegrain design is also used in catadioptric systems. == Cassegrain designs == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cassegrain reflector」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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