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What causes chromatic aberration in the objective lens of a telescope?
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The most chromatic aberration would occur with a single-lens refractor. However, today most telescopes employ at least two lenses, called achromats. These still incur significant chromatic aberration if the telescope has a short focal length to aperture ratio, called focal ratio. An easy way to determine if the telescope will have significant chromatic aberration is to divide the focal ratio of the telescope by the diameter of the lens in inches. A value of 5 or higher indicates minimal chromatic aberration; 3 to 5 is moderate aberration, and 3 and under is significant chromatic aberration. However, chromatic aberration is generally only obvious on bright stars or planets.
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light from flourescent light bulbs causes emission lines and the gas inside the bulb is cold leading straps of colors to come into appearance through a telescope. -chakshu
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