- angular aberration
- угловая аберрация
English-russian dictionary of physics. 2013.
English-russian dictionary of physics. 2013.
aberration, constant of — ▪ astronomy in astronomy, the maximum amount of the apparent yearly aberrational displacement of a star or other celestial body, resulting from the Earth s orbital motion around the Sun. The value of the constant, about 20.49″ of arc,… … Universalium
Angular vibration — In optics the action of tilting an image forming system is to smear the image. Such aberration is constant for all distances to the subject.The opposite is linear vibration, also known as parallel vibration, where the aberration close to the… … Wikipedia
Optical aberration — v · d · e Optical aberration … Wikipedia
Ives–Stilwell experiment — The Ives–Stilwell experiment exploits the Transverse Doppler effect (TDE) described by Albert Einstein in his 1905 paper.Einstein subsequently suggested an experiment based on the measurement of the relative frequencies of light perceived as… … Wikipedia
Eyepiece — For the device for looking through a camera, see viewfinder. A collection of different types of eyepieces. An eyepiece, or ocular lens, is a type of lens that is attached to a variety of optical devices such as telescopes and microscopes. It is… … Wikipedia
Optical telescope — Eight Inch refracting telescope (Chabot Space and Science Center) An optical telescope is a telescope which is used to gather and focus light mainly from the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum for directly viewing a magnified image for… … Wikipedia
telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… … Universalium
microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… … Universalium
optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,… … Universalium
History of the telescope — The earliest known working telescopes appeared in 1608 and are credited to Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen, spectacle makers in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar. The design of these early refracting telescopes consisted of a convex… … Wikipedia
Optics — For the book by Sir Isaac Newton, see Opticks. Optical redirects here. For the musical artist, see Optical (artist). Optics includes study of dispersion of light. Optics is the branch of … Wikipedia