telescope |
autocollimation |
As a verb telescope
is .
As a noun autocollimation is
(physics|astronomy) the collimation of a telescope by means of a plane mirror.
telescope |
astrointerferometer |
As a verb telescope
is .
As a noun astrointerferometer is
(astronomy) a combination of astronomical telescopes used as an interferometer.
telescope |
celatone |
As nouns the difference between telescope and celatone
is that
telescope is a monocular optical instrument possessing magnification for observing distant objects, especially in astronomy while
celatone is a device invented by Galileo Galilei to observe Jupiter's moons with the purpose of finding longitude on Earth. It took the form of a piece of headgear with a telescope taking the place of an eyehole.
As a verb telescope
is to extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.
telescope |
coelostat |
As a verb telescope
is .
As a noun coelostat is
(astronomy) a device that rotates a telescope so as to keep its orientation constant with relation to the (
l).
telescope |
altazimuth |
As a verb telescope
is .
As a noun altazimuth is
a telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation.
telescope |
hypertelescope |
As a verb telescope
is .
As a noun hypertelescope is
(astronomy) any of several proposed very large arrays of linked telescopes.
telescope |
cophasing |
As a verb telescope
is .
As a noun cophasing is
(astronomy) the active control of each segment of a segmented telescope in order to improve resolution.
telescope |
depointing |
As a verb telescope
is .
As a noun depointing is
(astronomy) the practice of pointing an antenna or telescope slightly away from a direct line of sight in order to correct for parallax.
telescope |
eyehole |
As nouns the difference between telescope and eyehole
is that
telescope is a monocular optical instrument possessing magnification for observing distant objects, especially in astronomy while
eyehole is the hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope.
As a verb telescope
is to extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.
telescope |
finderscope |
As a verb telescope
is .
As a noun finderscope is
(astronomy) a small telescope, or other sighting device, mounted on top of a main telescope to enable approximate directional positioning.
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