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What is the name for the pieces of shaped glass used to bend light in telescopes?
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Pieces of concave glass, called lens.
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What do very large telescopes use to gather more light and focus it in one spot?
Magmafining glass
What are reflecting and refracting telescopes designed for?
Light is found by reflecting telescopes and refracting telescopes are used to dected sound
What kinds of telescopes are used to see stars in visible light?
Optical telescopes.
What telescope does not use visual light energy?
Radio telescopes and infra-red telescopes operate at longer wavelengths/lower frequencies than visible light. Ultraviolet telescopes operate at shorter wavelengths/higher frequencies than visible light.
What advantages do reflecting telescopes have over refracting telescopes?
refracting telescopes use lenses instead of mirrors. 1. chromatic aberration: when light passes through a lens it is focused at different points. Blue focuses closer to lens and red farther creating a smeared image. 2. Some light is absorbed by lenses. 3. Lenses are heavy and can only be supported by the edge. 4. Lenses must have to optically acceptable surfaces whereas a mirror only needs one.
What advantage do reflecting telescopes hAve over refracting telescopes?
One advantage of reflecting telescopes is that the mirrors can be very big. Large mirrors allow reflecting telescopes to gather more light than refracting telescopes do. Another advantage is that curved mirrors are polished on their curved side, which prevents light from entering the glass. Thus any flaws in the glass do not affect the light. A third advantage is that mirrors can focus all colors of light to the same focal point. Therefore, reflecting telescopes allow all colors of light from an object to be seen in focus at the same time.
What advantages do reflecting telescopes have over refracting telescope?
One advantage of reflecting telescopes is that the mirrors can be very big. Large mirrors allow reflecting telescopes to gather more light than refracting telescopes do. Another advantage is that curved mirrors are polished on their curved side, which prevents light from entering the glass. Thus any flaws in the glass do not affect the light. A third advantage is that mirrors can focus all colors of light to the same focal point. Therefore, reflecting telescopes allow all colors of light from an object to be seen in focus at the same time.
What do very large telescopes use to gather more light and focus it in one spot?
Magmafining glass
What a prism is used for?
To show that light is made up of colours through diffraction.A prism is a 3d shape that is the same 2d shape all the way along. Many things are shaped as prisms. for example a glass triangular prism can be used to reflect or defract light in telescopes or to produce coloured light.
What does shattering a light bulb mean?
the glass is broken into pieces
What type of shadow does a translucent object have?
It actually depends on the shape the glass is. If the glass was heart shaped, it would be shaped like a heart.
Tools for refracting light are what?
Normally, you would need adiamond or a diamond shaped glass piece. You can also use a sphere-shaped magnifying glass.
What advantages do reflecting telescope have over refracting telescope?
One advantage of reflecting telescopes is that the mirrors can be very big. Large mirrors allow reflecting telescopes to gather more light than refracting telescopes do. Another advantage is that curved mirrors are polished on their curved side, which prevents light from entering the glass. Thus any flaws in the glass do not affect the light. A third advantage is that mirrors can focus all colors of light to the same focal point. Therefore, reflecting telescopes allow all colors of light from an object to be seen in focus at the same time.
What do very large reflecting telescopes use to gather more light and focus it in one spot?
magnifying glass
What wedge-shaped glass that breaks up light?
Im guessing its a prism? Not sure
Why is he light bulb called a light bulb?
A light bulb is named due to it being a bulb-shaped glass object containing a glowing element.
What are types of telescopes?
Light telescopes which are refractor and reflector and radio ones.
