次鏡，是指在反射式望遠鏡里，把光反射到較易觀測位置的鏡片。
基本介紹
- 中文名：次鏡
- 外文名：secondary mirror
- 望遠鏡：反射式望遠鏡
- 功能：光反射到較易觀測位置
次鏡
secondary mirror
A secondary mirror (or secondary) is the second deflecting or focusing mirror element in a reflecting telescope. Light gathered by the primary mirror is directed towards a focal point typically past the location of the secondary. Secondary mirrors in the form of an optically flat diagonal mirror are used to re-direct the light path in designs such as Newtonian reflectors. They are also used to re-direct and extend the light path and modify the final image in designs such as Cassegrain reflectors.
The secondary is typically suspended by X-shaped struts (sometimes called a "spider") in the path of light between the source and the primary, but can be mounted on other types of mounts or optical elements such as optical windows, or schmidt and meniscus corrector plates. Employing secondary mirrors in optical systems causes some image distortion due to the obstruction of the secondary itself, and distortion from the spider mounts, commonly seen as cross-shaped "diffraction spikes" radiation from bright stars seen in astronomical images.
