objective grating
objective grating
See objective prism.Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
objective grating
[äb′jek·tiv ′grād·iŋ] (optics)
A series of equally spaced parallel wires placed over the objective lens of a telescope; photographic magnitudes of stars are calculated from the relative brightnesses of images in the resulting diffraction pattern.
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