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Fast, wide-field and distortion-free telescope with curved detectors for surveys at ultralow surface brightness

Fast, wide-field and distortion-free telescope with curved detectors for surveys at ultralow surface brightness

We present the design of an all-reflective, bifolded Schmidt telescope aimed at surveys of extended astronomical objects with extremely low surface brightness. The design leads to a high image quality without any diffracting spider, a large aperture and field of view (FoV), and a small central obstruction that barely alters …