A reflecting telescope.
Concave Mirrors
Concave mirrors focus light inward to one focal point. They are often used in telescopes and to magnify the face in makeup mirrors.
concave mirrors. These mirrors have a curved surface that reflects and converge light rays to focus the image. The focal point of the mirror determines the magnification of the image.
Yes, concave mirrors have the ability to focus reflected light rays together at a point known as the focal point. This property makes them useful in applications such as reflecting telescopes and makeup mirrors.
It is called the focal length. It is equal to 1/2 times r, and is positive on concave mirrors and negative on convex mirrors.
Concave mirrors converge light rays to a focal point, making them useful for reflecting light to create images. Convex mirrors diverge light rays, making them useful for applications like rear-view mirrors where a wide field of view is needed.
Refracting
Convex mirrors spread and not focus light. They do the opposite of concentrating and magnifying. They are the mirror image of what a concave telescope is and does. Pun intended.
The Hubble Telescope uses both mirrors and lenses to focus on images.
A concave mirror is used to focus sun rays. Concave mirrors converge reflected light towards a focal point, making them ideal for harnessing sunlight for applications like solar cooking or solar power generation.
concave mirrors, and curved mirrors
Plane mirrors have a flat reflecting surface, while curved mirrors have a reflecting surface that is curved either inward (concave) or outward (convex). Curved mirrors can focus or diverge light rays depending on their shape, resulting in different optical properties compared to plane mirrors. Additionally, curved mirrors have a focal point and focal length, which plane mirrors do not possess.