The invention discloses a reentry three-mirror improved Newton reflection astronomical
telescope, and belongs to the technical field of
optics. The three mirrors are respectively a
primary mirror, a top reflecting mirror and a bottom reflecting mirror, wherein the
primary mirror is a spherical toroidal mirror or a
paraboloid toroidal mirror; the structure further comprises a diaphragm, an
eyepiece group, a lens cone and a shell. According to the basic installation relation, the
primary mirror is installed at the bottom of the lens
barrel, the reflecting face faces the top of the lens
barrel, the top mirror is installed at the top of the lens
barrel, the reflecting face faces the primary mirror, and a light-passing aperture is formed between the top mirror and an opening in the top of the lens barrel;
starlight firstly irradiates on the spherical toroidal mirror or the
paraboloid toroidal mirror and is reflected to the area of the edge of the top reflecting mirror to form an annular
light spot, and then the annular
light spot is reflected to the edge of the bottom reflecting mirror to form an annular
light spot; the purpose of the
concentric ring projection is to change the reflection angle of the return
light beam between the top reflector and the bottom reflector, and the small angle can increase the return times of the
light beam, thereby facilitating the support of a higher telescopic multiple. The
concentric ring bulges can also solve the problem of residual
spherical aberration; the method is widely applied to astronomical observation.