Space Observations | How they work
How they work
In the way that they collect and magnify the light, telescopes make objects appear larger than they are. There are two basic types of telescopes:
refractor telescopes and reflector telescopes. Each goes about enlarging an image in different ways. The amount of light a telescope can collect relates to the size of the lens or mirror used to gather light. Telescopes that have a larger lens or mirror will generally collect more light, and so will detect much fainter objects.
The Galileo-style of telescope is a refractor telescopeA telescope that directs light through a glass lens, which bends the light waves and brings them to a focus at an eyepiece that acts as a magnifying glass. and it uses two types of lenses to gather and bend or refract the light. The lens in the front of the telescope, the [The entire page is 517 words long]
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