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The size of a telescope almost invariably refers to the size of it's objective lens, or mirror. It translates to how much light the telescope can gather, not "how big it can magnify", which is very secondary.
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How do you improve the resolution?
Get a bigger telescope. Resolution is proportional to the size of the telescope. But due to the atmosphere, there is a practical limit beyond which it makes no difference what the telescope size is.
What size telescope do you need to see Saturn?
Try a 50X or 100X power telescope.
Does an optical telescope and a radio telescope of the same size have the same angular resolution?
no i hate when people just say no
How is the size of a reflecting telescope indicated?
The diameter of the concave mirror.
Can you see earth from Uranus?
Yes, and without a telescope. But with a telescope, you can easily make it out seeing a blue ball about the size of the Esc key on a laptop.
How do you improve the resolution?
Get a bigger telescope. Resolution is proportional to the size of the telescope. But due to the atmosphere, there is a practical limit beyond which it makes no difference what the telescope size is.
What size telescope do you need to see Saturn?
Try a 50X or 100X power telescope.
What is the good thing about relfecting telescope?
It gathers more light than a refractor type of telescope can, of the same size.
Does an optical telescope and a radio telescope of the same size have the same angular resolution?
no i hate when people just say no
Why was Galileo distressed when the church destroyed the telescope?
because the telescope meant alot to him and by destroying it killed a part of him. and he used it to solve his theories/ questions about space
What is a western astronomical telescope worth?
The size of a telescope depends on many factors, but mainly, on its size. For example, a telescope with a diameter (of the main lens or mirror) of 100 mm will cost much less than one with a diameter of 500 mm.
What is meant by d size prints?
what is meant by "D" size prints
What makes the Hubble telescope from the other telescope?
the hubble telescope is a refracting telescope and it is the biggest one because the refracting telescope can only have a certain range of size for the glass lens because it can only hang on the telescope and it is aproximently 5 meters big the lens. hope it helped
Is Hubble telescope bigger than earth?
No. The Hubble Space Telescope was built on Earth and launched into space. It is about the size of a bus.
How is the size of a reflecting telescope indicated?
The diameter of the concave mirror.
The type of telescope uses convex lenses to increase the size of the image viewed?
According to scientists, the refracting telescope uses a convex lens which increases the size of an image. The most common use of this telescope is for viewing solar system planets such as Jupiter and Mars.
Is telescope made from marror?
I am assuming you meant, "mirror". in that case, yes. A teloscope uses a mirror.
