It allows you to see objects which would normally be beyond visual range, and magnifies those that would normally be too far to see in much detail.
Newton invented the reflecting telescope which is a a great advance over the refracting telescope. The refracting telescope distorted the image via refraction. Newton invented Calculus, which is the engine of mathematics. Newton invented lens and prisms for light analysis.
Isaac Newton did not invent the telescope. The telescope was actually invented by Hans Lippershey in 1608. Newton's contributions to science were in the fields of physics, mathematics, and astronomy, particularly with his laws of motion and the development of calculus.
Isaac Newton is credited with designing the first practical reflecting telescope in the 17th century, known as the Newtonian telescope. By using a curved mirror to reflect and focus light, Newton's design offered advantages over traditional refracting telescopes of the time.
A reflecting telescope uses a curved mirror to concentrate the light from distant stars, and is a very useful technique. There are very clever techniques and technicians, which can produce a mirror perfect over all its area, to within part of the wavelength of light!! The alternative method of using a glass lens, suffers from various difficulties, such as distortion and loss of light. You do not ordinarily consider focus in an astronomical telescope, for all the stellar objects are essentially at infinity.
Large lenses deform under their own weight, but mirrors can be supported. Reflectors do not suffer from chromatic aberration like refractors do. Large mirrors need only one optical surface, achromats four surfaces to grind. Large, very clear lenses are harder to cast than more tolerant mirror blanks.
Size... a reflecting telescope with the same power as a refracting telescope is much shorter. This is because, in the reflecting telescope, the incoming light is bounced off mirrors (often more than once) which means the physical length is much shorter than an equivalent refracting model.
One advantage of reflecting telescopes is that the mirrors can be very big. Large mirrors allow reflecting telescopes to gather more light than refracting telescopes do. Another advantage is that curved mirrors are polished on their curved side, which prevents light from entering the glass. Thus any flaws in the glass do not affect the light. A third advantage is that mirrors can focus all colors of light to the same focal point. Therefore, reflecting telescopes allow all colors of light from an object to be seen in focus at the same time.
Newton invented the reflecting telescope which is a a great advance over the refracting telescope. The refracting telescope distorted the image via refraction. Newton invented Calculus, which is the engine of mathematics. Newton invented lens and prisms for light analysis.
One advantage of reflecting telescopes is that the mirrors can be very big. Large mirrors allow reflecting telescopes to gather more light than refracting telescopes do. Another advantage is that curved mirrors are polished on their curved side, which prevents light from entering the glass. Thus any flaws in the glass do not affect the light. A third advantage is that mirrors can focus all colors of light to the same focal point. Therefore, reflecting telescopes allow all colors of light from an object to be seen in focus at the same time.
Isaac Newton did not invent the telescope. The telescope was actually invented by Hans Lippershey in 1608. Newton's contributions to science were in the fields of physics, mathematics, and astronomy, particularly with his laws of motion and the development of calculus.
Isaac Newton is credited with designing the first practical reflecting telescope in the 17th century, known as the Newtonian telescope. By using a curved mirror to reflect and focus light, Newton's design offered advantages over traditional refracting telescopes of the time.
One advantage of reflecting telescopes is that the mirrors can be very big. Large mirrors allow reflecting telescopes to gather more light than refracting telescopes do. Another advantage is that curved mirrors are polished on their curved side, which prevents light from entering the glass. Thus any flaws in the glass do not affect the light. A third advantage is that mirrors can focus all colors of light to the same focal point. Therefore, reflecting telescopes allow all colors of light from an object to be seen in focus at the same time.
Reflecting telescopes give a brighter, clearer image that refraactors in many cases. Add to that the fact that refractors become very impractical with objective lens sizes much above 40 inches, while reflectors can have mirrors of 200 inches and more.
A reflecting telescope uses a curved mirror to concentrate the light from distant stars, and is a very useful technique. There are very clever techniques and technicians, which can produce a mirror perfect over all its area, to within part of the wavelength of light!! The alternative method of using a glass lens, suffers from various difficulties, such as distortion and loss of light. You do not ordinarily consider focus in an astronomical telescope, for all the stellar objects are essentially at infinity.
Large lenses deform under their own weight, but mirrors can be supported. Reflectors do not suffer from chromatic aberration like refractors do. Large mirrors need only one optical surface, achromats four surfaces to grind. Large, very clear lenses are harder to cast than more tolerant mirror blanks.
See things that don't shine in the visible spectrum.
not affected by earth's atmosphere