0
An optical telescope focuses and concentrates visible light; radio telescopes focus and concentrate electromagnetic radiation (which means, "light") in the radio part of the spectrum.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How do radio telescope different from optical telescope?
Radio telescopes collect radio waves. Optical telescopes capture visible light waves.
Is theHubble telescope is an optical telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope has a number of instruments, but the primary one is an optical telescope.
Why are reflecting telescope and refracting telescope considered as optical telescope?
"Optical", in this case, simply means that they work with light.
How are the telescopes Keck I and Keck II different from radio telescope?
They are optical telescopes.
Which is the best telescope?
optical
What kind of telescope are most of the large optical telescope?
Reflector.
Type of telescope?
Different telescopes utilize different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. Two types of optical telescope are refracting and reflecting. There are also different kinds of radio telescope investigating different bandwidths from the infra red to the untra violet
What is the advantage of using a non-Optical telescope over an optical telescope?
See things that don't shine in the visible spectrum.
What does a specialized non-optical telescope see?
There are telescopes used to detect radio waves and others to detect infrared radiation.
Who invented the optical light telescope?
me
Where can you get the optical components to repair an old telescope?
you can get the optical components to repair an old telescope at http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=644695. Another site is www.Fixya.com/Telescope+Repair
Why doesnt the surface of a radio telescope have to be as flawless as the surface of a mirror in an optical telescope?
The surface of a radio telescope doesn't have to be as flawless as the surface of an optical telescope because the radio telescope is collecting radio waves, something that will not be affected by faults in the glass. Optical telescopes, on the other hand, are collecting light, where faults in the surface can interfere with the image.
