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Radio telescopes are basically specially designed antennas. They don't "see" anything. They "hear".

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Is the design of radio telescopes very similar to the design of refracting telescopes?

No, radio telescopes and refracting telescopes have different designs and functions. Radio telescopes are designed to detect radio waves from space, whereas refracting telescopes use lenses to bend light to create images of distant objects. While both types of telescopes have a common goal of observing the universe, their designs are optimized for different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.


What types of telescopes can be used at any time of the day and in any kind of weather?

Radio telescopes; however, radio telescopes ARE degraded in bad weather. Electrical storms can damage them, and rain in the dish can attenuate the received signal.


How light and radio telescopes are different?

Light telescopes, such as optical telescopes, focus on visible light to observe celestial objects, while radio telescopes detect radio waves emitted by these objects. The design of optical telescopes involves lenses or mirrors to collect and concentrate light, whereas radio telescopes use large parabolic dishes to capture and amplify radio signals. Additionally, optical telescopes are limited by atmospheric conditions and light pollution, while radio telescopes can operate effectively through clouds and at night. This leads to different applications and discoveries in astronomy for each type of telescope.


What portion of the electromagnetic spectrum do radio telescope use?

The radio frequency portion of the electromagnetic spectrum uses radio telescopes.


Why do you use only two types of telescopes here on earth optical or radio telescopes?

Radiation other than light and radio waves hardly penetrates Earth's atmosphere.

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What kind of star can be detected by radio telescopes?

Radio telescopes detect stars known as 'Pulsars'. They're very small and also known as neutron stars.


What other kinds of radiation are detected by telescopes?

Researchers use all of these: -- optical telescopes -- radio telescopes -- x-ray telescopes -- infra-red telescopes -- ultraviolet telescopes


How radio telescopes differ from optical telescopes.?

Radio telescopes collect radio waves. Optical telescopes capture visible light waves.


Is the design of radio telescopes very similar to the design of refracting telescopes?

No, radio telescopes and refracting telescopes have different designs and functions. Radio telescopes are designed to detect radio waves from space, whereas refracting telescopes use lenses to bend light to create images of distant objects. While both types of telescopes have a common goal of observing the universe, their designs are optimized for different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.


What items do they use in space that they use on earth?

Optical and Radio telescopes.


Are optical telescopes much bigger then radio telescopes?

No they are not bigger then radio telescopes at all.


What types of telescopes can be used at any time of the day and in any kind of weather?

Radio telescopes; however, radio telescopes ARE degraded in bad weather. Electrical storms can damage them, and rain in the dish can attenuate the received signal.


How do optical radio telescopes operate?

As far as I know, there is no "optical radio telescope". There are, separately, optical telescopes (which work with visible light), and radio telescopes (which work with radio waves).


A device used to detect radio waves from space?

they use radio waves to pick up some what satellite images or existance of things in space


What do scientists use to study radio waves traveling through space?

Scientists use radio telescopes to detect and study radio waves traveling through space. These telescopes can collect and analyze radio signals from various celestial objects like stars, galaxies, and pulsars. By studying these radio waves, scientists can gain insights into the properties and behavior of objects in the universe.


How light and radio telescopes are different?

Light telescopes, such as optical telescopes, focus on visible light to observe celestial objects, while radio telescopes detect radio waves emitted by these objects. The design of optical telescopes involves lenses or mirrors to collect and concentrate light, whereas radio telescopes use large parabolic dishes to capture and amplify radio signals. Additionally, optical telescopes are limited by atmospheric conditions and light pollution, while radio telescopes can operate effectively through clouds and at night. This leads to different applications and discoveries in astronomy for each type of telescope.


What portion of the electromagnetic spectrum do radio telescope use?

The radio frequency portion of the electromagnetic spectrum uses radio telescopes.