Definition of optical telescope Optical telescope
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What does optical telescope mean?
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| optical telescope - an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources | ||
| astronomical telescope any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources | ||
| eyepiece, ocular combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments | ||
| object glass, object lens, objective lens, objective the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed | ||
| reflecting telescope, reflector 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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