multiple-mirror telescope

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multiple-mirror telescope [′məl·tə·pəl ¦mir·ər ′tel·ə‚skōp]

(optics)

A type of optical telescope in which images from several complete conventional telescopes that are mounted rigidly on a common frame and coaligned by an active laser and computer system are brought to a common focus by a mirror system.

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