Anocculting diskis a small disk placed centrally in the eyepiece of atelescopeor at its focal point, to block the view of a bright object so that fainter objects can be seen more easily.[1][2]
Thecoronagraph,at its simplest, is an occulting disk in the focal plane of atelescope,or in front of the entranceaperture,that blocks out the image of the solar disk, so that thecoronacan be seen.Starshadeis one designed to fly in formation with aspace telescopeto imageexoplanets.
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- ^Ridpath, Ian (2012).A Dictionary of Astronomy.Oxford University Press. p. 336.ISBN9780199609055.Retrieved28 August2023.
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