Like the Schmidt camera, the meniscus telescope has the aperture stop coincide with the center of curvature.
In addition, Schmidt cameras and derivative designs are frequently used for tracking artificial earth satellites.
Suddenly it sprang up in front of my eyes - great shiny domes, tall towers, radio telescopes, a giant Schmidt camera.
A 16/24-inch (0.4/0.6 m) Schmidt camera was installed in the West Dome in 1951.
The satellites are in geostationary orbits, and are equipped with infrared sensors operating through a wide-angle Schmidt camera.
In 1972, a 28-inch Schmidt camera replaced the 21-inch reflector.
The 61-inch Kuiper and the Schmidt camera continue to be used today, though they have been upgraded several times.
An 18-inch Schmidt camera became the first operational telescope at the Palomar in 1936.
It was housed in the dome where the Schmidt camera was previously located.
Like the Schmidt camera, the Maksutov camera has a curved focal plane.