Definition of reflecting telescope Reflecting telescope
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| reflecting telescope - 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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| optical telescope an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources | ||
| cassegrainian telescope, gregorian telescope a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the primary mirror | ||
| coude system, coude telescope a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph | ||
| herschelian telescope, off-axis reflector a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed | ||
| maksutov telescope reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens | ||
| newtonian reflector, newtonian telescope reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis | ||
| parabolic mirror a parabolic reflector for light radiation | ||
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reflecting telescope
Telescope that uses mirrors to magnify and focus an image onto an eyepiece.
