spherical

Spherical (def): Round, shaped like a sphere, ball-shaped. It describes the shape of the convex secondary mirror in the Dall-Kirkham type of Cassegrain telescope. In reflector telescopes, spherical mirrors are less expensive than the parabolic mirror types, which yield a perfect focus vs the spherical type, with the two best described by visual means as given in this video…

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