Yes, that is correct.
Ability to detect radio waves is not a property of optical telescopes. Optical telescopes are designed to detect and focus visible light to form images of distant objects in space. Radio telescopes, on the other hand, are specifically designed to detect and study radio waves emitted by celestial objects.
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Telescopes can not detect any radiation for which they were not specifically built. For example, a radio telescope is specifically designed to detect radio waves. Also, telescopes can not detect radiation that is too faint for them. What is too faint depends on the capabilities of the telescope.
Both types of telescope collect and focus electromagnetic radiation for observational purposes, the difference is their band of observed frequencies. Radio telescopes are used for the radio frequencies ( ~3km - ~30cm) while optical telescopes are used for frequencies closer to visible light ( ~0.7μm - ~0.4μm). Optical telescopes may also be able to detect infrared and ultraviolet light.
No, a radio telescope is designed to detect radio waves, which have much longer wavelengths than visible light. Visible light cannot be studied using a radio telescope as it operates in a different part of the electromagnetic spectrum. To study visible light, astronomers typically use optical telescopes.
Ability to detect radio waves is not a property of optical telescopes. Optical telescopes are designed to detect and focus visible light to form images of distant objects in space. Radio telescopes, on the other hand, are specifically designed to detect and study radio waves emitted by celestial objects.
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There are telescopes used to detect radio waves and others to detect infrared radiation.
Telescopes can not detect any radiation for which they were not specifically built. For example, a radio telescope is specifically designed to detect radio waves. Also, telescopes can not detect radiation that is too faint for them. What is too faint depends on the capabilities of the telescope.
No. Many frequencies of light are absorbed by the atmosphere, and so Earth-based telescopes can't detect it. That's why space telescopes such as the Hubble are so valuable; they allow us to see in frequencies that we cannot detect here on Earth.
Both types of telescope collect and focus electromagnetic radiation for observational purposes, the difference is their band of observed frequencies. Radio telescopes are used for the radio frequencies ( ~3km - ~30cm) while optical telescopes are used for frequencies closer to visible light ( ~0.7μm - ~0.4μm). Optical telescopes may also be able to detect infrared and ultraviolet light.
Yes. For example, I can see the moons of Jupiter through my 6" reflector which I cannot see unaided.
The term optical telescope refers to telescopes that are used to make observations in the visible light spectrum, that the human eye can see. This is in comparison to such things as X ray telescopes, radio telescopes, etc., which are designed to make observations in parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that are invisible to the human eye.
No, a radio telescope is designed to detect radio waves, which have much longer wavelengths than visible light. Visible light cannot be studied using a radio telescope as it operates in a different part of the electromagnetic spectrum. To study visible light, astronomers typically use optical telescopes.
The three basic categories of astronomical observation are optical, radio, and space-based. Optical observations involve using telescopes to detect visible light; radio observations involve detecting radio waves from celestial objects; space-based observations are done using telescopes and satellites positioned outside Earth's atmosphere to observe different wavelengths of light.
No, they do not. The angular resolution of a telescope is determined by the wavelength of the radiation it is measuring and its diameter. Since optical telescopes detect shorter wavelengths than radio telescopes, they generally have better angular resolution for viewing fine details.
It really depends on what type of telescope. Reflector, vs. refractor vs. Cassigrain. If u want it for recreation go to orion.com or to an Orion store. If its for school, they all work on the basis of reflected light off of one or more mirrors. :D