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It has a collection of mirrors and lenses - which direct the incoming image to the eyepiece, which is usually set at 90 degrees to the body of the telescope.

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Is the difference between a refracting telescope and a reflecting telescope?

A reflecting telescope uses mirrors while refracting telescopes uses lens. The refracting telescope also had chromatic aberration and bad resolution while the reflecting telescope had none of these.


How is a radio telescope different from a refracting telescope?

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HANS LIPPERSHEY INVENTED REFRACTING TELESCOPE.


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