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A reflecting telescope only uses lenses in the eyepiece. Light is picked up and an image produced by using a concave parabolic mirror.

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What kind of telescope focuses light through a transparent lens?

An optical telescope (as distinct from, say, a radio telescope). It's possible that the answer was intended to be "a refracting telescope" but reflecting telescopes use lenses as well.


What are some telescopes names?

The two types are refractor and reflector. In a refracting telescope, the light comes in THROUGH a magnifying LENS where it is REFRACTED (bent) to focus the light into an objective lens. In a reflecting telescope, the light BOUNCES OFF a curved magnifying MIRROR , and then reflected again on a secondary mirror to direct the light into an objective lens. Among the advantages of a reflecting telescope are that in a refracting lens, the thickness of the lens can absorb some of the light, while a mirror reflects all of the light. Additionally, a reflecting telescope can "fold" the telescope into a much more compact instrument, which is essential with especially large devices. A large refracting telescope would be enormously heavy and cumbersome.


What kind of telescope uses a concave mirror?

Concave means bulging inward - reflecting telescopes use this sort of mirror. The first telescope designed to use one was invented by Isaac Newton and they are therefore called "Newtonian" telescopes.


What wavelength does the Lovell Telescope use?

The Lovell Telescope is a radio telescope at Jodrell bank (Cheshire U.K). It can observe wavelengths up to ~5 Ghz.


What can you use to study the night sky?

its the telescope with suitable configuration of power.

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Are lens part of a telescope?

-- A refracting telescope must have a lens, otherwise it's not a refracting telescope. -- A reflecting telescope can be constructed without any lens, but if you intend to look through it, then you'll use a little lens for the eyepiece.


What type of telescope does the hubble space use?

The Hubble Space telescope is a reflecting Telecope


What kind of telescope focuses light through a transparent lens?

An optical telescope (as distinct from, say, a radio telescope). It's possible that the answer was intended to be "a refracting telescope" but reflecting telescopes use lenses as well.


What type of lens used in telescope?

Most telescopes use refractor lenses. Sometime a telescope will use reflector lenses.


What is the use of reflecting telescope?

a. concave mirror b. a convex lens c. a plane mirror or d. all the above.


Who made use of the reflecting telescope?

Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope.


What is a refracting and a reflecting telescope?

A refracting telescope is a type of telescope that has a large thin lense at the front and a smaller thicker lense at the end where the eyepiece is. Refracting telescopes use lenses unlike reflecting telescopes that use mirrors to reflect the light. This is a good image of a refracting and reflecting telescope: [See related link]


Does a telescope use a convex lens?

Yes, a telescope typically uses convex lenses to gather and focus light. The objective lens, which is usually convex, collects and refracts light to create an image that can be magnified by the eyepiece lens.


Does a reflecting telescope use mirrors?

yes


What is the meaning of refracting telescope?

That means that it uses lenses that use refraction to change the direction of light. More specifically, the main light-gathering piece is a lens - as opposed to a reflecting telescope, which uses mirrors for this same purpose.


Which type of telescope uses concave mirrors to increase the size of the image being viewed?

Refracting


What are some similarities and differences between refracting and reflecting telescopes?

A refracting telescope is a type of telescope that has a large thin lense at the front and a smaller thicker lense at the end where the eyepiece is. Refracting telescopes use lenses unlike reflecting telescopes that use mirrors to reflect the light. This is a good image of a refracting and reflecting telescope: [See related link]