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What purpose would the telescope tube serve other than holding lenses and mirrors?
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∙ 7y ago
Well, most telescope tubes are opaque to prevent the admission of undesired external nonimage forming light that might overwhelm the desired image forming light passing from the objective end to the eyepiece/camera end. They also provide a mechanical support to keep the various components of the telescope properly aligned.
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Does the hubble space telescope use mirrors or lenses?
It uses lenses.
What type of telescope concave mirrors to gather light and view the image?
Reflecting telescope. Most useful reflectors are compound types, combining a system of mirrors and lenses, such as the Newtonian and Cassegrain.
What does a simple refracting telescope have?
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.
Why are mirrors better than lenses for telescopes?
I cannot think of a telescope without mirrors, unless it is completely run by computer with digital imaging.
Does a reflecting telescope gather light with a lens?
No, with mirrors; but there are lenses in the ocular that do gather the light from the mirror and make an image you can see with your eyes.
What is the main purpose of object lenses concave mirrors in the telescope?
Magnify images
What type of telescope uses lenses or mirrors to gather focus light energy?
the reflecting telescope uses mirrors and lenses. The refracting telescope does not include the mirrors.
What is a catadioprtic telescope?
It is a telescope that uses lenses and mirrors.
What type of telescope uses lenses or mirror to gather and focus energy?
the reflecting telescope uses mirrors and lenses. The refracting telescope does not include the mirrors.
Does the Hubble Telescope use mirrors or lenses to focus the image?
The Hubble Telescope uses both mirrors and lenses to focus on images.
Does the hubble space telescope use mirrors or lenses?
It uses lenses.
Which optical device device uses mirrors and lenses to magnify images of distant objects?
A telescope can do that, but magnification is not its purpose.
What uses two lenses and two mirrors?
On eyeglasses? Two lenses = bifocals Three lenses = Trofocals
What telescope doesn't use mirrors or lenses to gather light?
A radio telescope.
How do you use a refracting telescope?
use mirrors instead of lenses
What type of telescope does not use mirrors or lenses to gather light?
radiotelescope
What do the telescope do?
They take objects that are at a distance and magnify them using mirrors and/or lenses.
