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  2. Refracting telescope - Wikipedia

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    Refracting telescope. A refracting telescope (also called a refractor) is a type of optical telescope that uses a lens as its objective to form an image (also referred to a dioptric telescope). The refracting telescope design was originally used in spyglasses and astronomical telescopes but is also used for long-focus camera lenses.

  3. James Lick telescope - Wikipedia

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    The James Lick Telescope is a refracting telescope built in 1888. It has a lens, which is 91 centimetres (36 in) in diameter—a major achievement in its day. The instrument remains in operation and public viewing is allowed on a limited basis. Also called the "Great Lick Refractor" or simply "Lick Refractor", it was the largest refracting ...

  4. List of largest optical refracting telescopes - Wikipedia

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    List of largest optical refracting telescopes. The Grande Coupole for the double refractor of Meudon, with roughly 83 cm (33 in) and 62 cm (24 in) aperture lenses on the same mounting, and making its debut in 1891. Refracting telescopes use a lens to focus light. The Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope, with a lens diameter of 43 inches, is technically ...

  5. Great refractor - Wikipedia

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    Great refractor refers to a large telescope with a lens, usually the largest refractor at an observatory with an equatorial mount. The preeminence and success of this style in observational astronomy defines an era in modern telescopy [ 1] in the 19th and early 20th century. [ 1] Great refractors were large refracting telescopes using ...

  6. Yerkes Observatory - Wikipedia

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    Telescope controls of the 40 in (100 cm) refractor. Yerkes Observatory (/ ˈjɜːrkiːz / YUR-keez) is an astronomical observatory located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The observatory was operated by the University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics [2][3] from its founding in 1897 until 2018.

  7. Greenwich 28-inch refractor - Wikipedia

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    Greenwich 28-inch refractor. /  51.4777°N 0.00117°W  / 51.4777; -0.00117. The Greenwich 28-inch refractor is a telescope at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, where it was first installed in 1893. It is a 28-inch ( 71 cm) aperture objective lens telescope, otherwise known as a refractor, and was made by the telescope maker Sir Howard Grubb.

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