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<title>Influence Of Alignment Errors Of A Telescope System On Its Aberration Field</title>
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EngineeringOptic DesignA Telescope SystemAstronomical Coordinate SystemActive OpticsAstronomical Image AnalysisPhotometryOphthalmologyField-dependent Aberration TypeLocal OrientationAlignment ErrorsFreeform OpticOptical System AlignmentRadio TelescopeComplicated Field DependenceAstrophysicsAdaptive OpticGeometrical OpticAberration FieldGeometrical Aberration
It is shown that, for each field-dependent aberration type, the effect of tilts and decentrations is to produce a more complicated field dependence and local orientation of the aberration without otherwise changing its character. Particular attention is given to astigmatism.