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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. Telescope - Wikipedia

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    A telescope is a device used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation. [1] Originally, it was an optical instrument using lenses, curved mirrors, or a combination of both to observe distant objects – an optical telescope. Nowadays, the word "telescope" is defined as a wide range of ...

  4. Reflecting telescope - Wikipedia

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    A reflecting telescope (also called a reflector) is a telescope that uses a single or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light and form an image. The reflecting telescope was invented in the 17th century by Isaac Newton as an alternative to the refracting telescope which, at that time, was a design that suffered from severe chromatic ...

  5. 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.

  6. Newtonian telescope - Wikipedia

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    Newtonian telescope design. A Newtonian telescope is composed of a primary mirror or objective, usually parabolic in shape, and a smaller flat secondary mirror.The primary mirror makes it possible to collect light from the pointed region of the sky, while the secondary mirror redirects the light out of the optical axis at a right angle so it can be viewed with an eyepiece.

  7. Cassegrain reflector - Wikipedia

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    The Cassegrain reflector is a combination of a primary concave mirror and a secondary convex mirror, often used in optical telescopes and radio antennas, the main characteristic being that the optical path folds back onto itself, relative to the optical system's primary mirror entrance aperture. This design puts the focal point at a convenient ...

  8. Aerial telescope - Wikipedia

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    An aerial telescope is a type of very long focal length refracting telescope, built in the second half of the 17th century, that did not use a tube. [1] Instead, the objective was mounted on a pole, tree, tower, building or other structure on a swivel ball-joint. The observer stood on the ground and held the eyepiece, which was connected to the ...

  9. Newton's reflector - Wikipedia

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    The first reflecting telescope built by Sir Isaac Newton in 1668 [ 3] is a landmark in the history of telescopes, being the first known successful reflecting telescope. [ 4][ 5] It was the prototype for a design that later came to be called the Newtonian telescope. There were some early prototypes and also modern replicas of this design.

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