Comet seeker
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comet-seeker-260-8907204
title:
Comet seeker
text:
A comet seeker is a type of small telescope adapted especially to searching for comets: commonly of short focal length and large aperture, in order to secure the greatest brilliancy of light. This style of telescope was used to discover the asteroid 9 Metis in 1848. A comet seeker telescope is a type of optical device that is known for having a short focal length but a wide field of view. A comet seeker with about 3.9 inch aperture was installed at the United States Naval Observatory in 1843, an
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19th century telescope
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_seeker
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date modified:
2023-12-18T08:27:56Z
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