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No - radio telescopes are (to put it simply) giant aerials. They gather radio signals from outer space, bringing them to a focal point. The signals are sent to computers for analysis.
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How radio telescopes differ from optical telescopes.?
Radio telescopes collect radio waves. Optical telescopes capture visible light waves.
Are optical telescopes much bigger then radio telescopes?
No they are not bigger then radio telescopes at all.
How do radio telescopes gathering data?
Radio telescopes gather data from radio sources and they target the radio frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
What kind of telescopes do radio telescopes use?
Radio telescopes are basically specially designed antennas. They don't "see" anything. They "hear".
Is the design of radio telescopes very similar to the design of refracting telescopes?
no, reflecting telescopes.
How do optical telescopes and radio telescopes gather info about stars?
using radio waves it collects the data.
What are radio waves detected by?
Radio Telescopes and radio wires
How do radio telescope different from optical telescope?
Radio telescopes collect radio waves. Optical telescopes capture visible light waves.
What are types of telescopes?
Light telescopes which are refractor and reflector and radio ones.
What type of telescopes?
Light telescopes which are refractor and reflector and radio ones.
Do Optical telescopes have poorer resolution than radio telescopes?
Not necessarily.
How do radio telescope operate?
As far as I know, there is no "optical radio telescope". There are, separately, optical telescopes (which work with visible light), and radio telescopes (which work with radio waves).
