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That's not really how telescopes work. Any telescope can "see" effectively to the light horizon of the universe; the fact that everything there is too dim (from the inverse-square law, and from redshift turning visible light into infrared, and also from just absorption ... over billions of light years, even 1 hydrogen atom per cubic meter adds up) to actually detect is not the telescope's fault.
To increase light-gathering capacity (and thus detect those very dim objects), the larger the scope's diameter, the better. It's easier (read: actually possible) to make large mirrors than it is to make large lenses (they're either too thick in the middle, and therefore absorb too much light, or too thin at the edges, and therefore break). So in that sense, I guess the answer would be reflectors.
However, if you're comparing two scopes of the same aperture that actually exist (no one makes 200-inch refractors, for the reason given above), it doesn't really matter all that much.
What else can I help you with?
What type of telescope is most often used to view distant objects?
Reflecting telescopes are far-and-away the most common. This is because the telescope can be smaller and lighter, and because lenses always absorb a little light while mirrors can be almost perfect reflectors.
If you wanted to enjoy longer periods of daylight in the summertime would you move closer to the equator or farther away from it?
You would move farther away from the equator because of the tilt of Earth's axis.
Over millions of years is the Earth getting closer to the Sun or farther away from the Sun?
The Earth is getting very, very slightly farther away from the Sun over time, due to tidal forces.
According to Hubble's law what do the farthest galaxies in the universe appear to be doing?
Receding from each other faster the farther away they are. He saw they were "red shifted" and the red shift was greater the farther away the galaxy was. This mean that the Universe is expanding.
Is this winter expected to colder than last year?
Yes... because since all through these passed years the Sun keeps going farther and farther away from Earth......
What is the main purpose of reflecting and refracting telescopes?
Taking molecules away from other microorganisms and seeing what it looks like without the molecules.
Why are most large telescopes reflecting telescopes?
They are refracting telescopes(:Large refracting telescopes are no longer built because there were too many problems with them. There was color distortion, light pollution, and when the object hits the focal point it turns upside down. Then you don't see the object for what it really is, you see it upside down and weird-ed out. They are to complicated and scientists believed they should just stick with the simple, small, original refracting telescopes!!!!-Meghan Betts (8th grader)
What type of telescope is most often used to view distant objects?
Reflecting telescopes are far-and-away the most common. This is because the telescope can be smaller and lighter, and because lenses always absorb a little light while mirrors can be almost perfect reflectors.
What do you call an instrument with two lense which helps bring distant objects closer?
An instrument with two lenses that helps bring distant objects closer is called a telescope. Telescopes use a combination of lenses or mirrors to collect and focus light, allowing for the observation of far-away celestial bodies. They come in various types, including refracting telescopes, which use lenses, and reflecting telescopes, which use mirrors.
What is the basic difference between the two types of optical telescopes?
Actually, there are at least three types. Refractor: A series of lenses, the classic "spy glass" style, carried to the extreme. Then there is the Reflector: Invented by Isaac Newton, uses a large mirror ground to a parabolic curve, and focused at the eyepiece. Lastly there is the various designs of catadioptric telescope, the most common being called the "Schmidt-Cassegrain". They use a series of different mirrors and an eyepiece to try and strike the balance between refractors (small field, large image, but dull and fuzzy), and reflectors (large field, small image, but sharp and clear). They give excellent results, but are far and away the most expensive type for the amateur. The mounting of a telescope is almost as important as the type. Simplest, most common, and least expensive is the alt-azimuth mount, but it has a half-dozen built-in frustrations. The equatorial mount is fussier to set up, requires more "homework" to use, but is much more satisfying in the long run.
How do refracting telescope works?
Refracting telescopes use lenses. Reflecting telescopes use mirrors to reflect things that's why it's called a reflecting telescope. Now back to refracting telescopes, they work exactly like magnifying glasses. It use a convex lens to bend light and bring it into focus, and a concave lens to magnify it.It also does that by directing light beams to meet at a focal point
What are the instruments can use to see galaxy?
About 4 galaxies - all of them belonging to the Local Group - can be seen with the unaided eye. For other galaxies, that are either smaller or farther away, telescopes are used.
How are telescopes used in astronomy?
Telescopes are used to see things that are far away from earth. Using telescopes we can see things that are millions of miles away. Most of the telescopes are on Earth but some of them are in space such as the Hubble Space Telescope.
Which is farther away from the US Italy or Japan?
From LAX Italy is farther away
Why big telescopes?
Large telescopes have improved resolution over small telescopes and as such can gather clearer images of objects further away.
How are a microscope and telescope alike how are they different?
Microscopes and telescopes that work with visible light are both devices to collect and magnify light. Id you talk about refracting telescopes, which are the most like microscopes because they use lenses in a tube, you could thing of a microscope as looking in one end and telescope as looing in the other end to deal respectively with the very small and the vary far away.
Do sound waves move closer or farther away from a vibrating object?
farther away
