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A telescope which uses mirrors to gather and focus light.
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A type of telescope that uses a mirror or mirrors to form the primary image.
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A telescope that uses a mirrored, concave, surface to bring the image to a focal plane. The most common type is known as a "Newtonian" reflector - named after Sir Isaac himself. These are popular with amateurs due to their low cost, ease of construction, and good images.
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A telescope that has a concave mirror which collects and focuses the light from a celestial object. The majority of modern telescopes are reflectors because they are inexpensive and compact.
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Telescope that uses mirrors to collect and focus incoming light.
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A telescope that uses a mirror to focus light.
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A telescope which uses a mirror to gather and focus light from a distant object.
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A telescope where mirrors are the optical elements, not lenses.
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optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668"
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an optical telescope using mirrors to gather and reflect the light
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a telescope that catches light on a large concave primary mirror
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A type of telescope that focuses light with a curved mirror
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A telescope in which the principal optical component (objective) is a concave mirror.
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A telescope that uses mirrors to collect and focus light.
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An optical system where light is bent with a curve mirror.
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telescope using a concave parabolic mirror to increase focal length and focus light at a point.
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A reflecting (or Newtonian) telescope uses two mirrors which magnify what is viewed. The first reflecting telescope was first described by James Gregory in 1663.
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A reflecting telescope (reflector) is an optical telescope which uses a combination of curved and plane (flat) mirrors to reflect light and form an image (catoptric), rather than lenses to refract or bend light to form an image (dioptric).
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