Telescopes were discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei and are used to view distant objects. There are two main types: reflecting telescopes which use mirrors, and refracting telescopes which use lenses. Reflecting telescopes can be made larger than refracting telescopes and suffer less from optical aberrations. Specific types of telescopes include astronomical telescopes for viewing heavenly bodies, terrestrial telescopes for viewing objects on Earth, and Cassegrain telescopes which use a primary concave mirror and secondary convex mirror.
Telescopes were discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei and are used to view distant objects. There are two main types: reflecting telescopes which use mirrors, and refracting telescopes which use lenses. Reflecting telescopes can be made larger than refracting telescopes and suffer less from optical aberrations. Specific types of telescopes include astronomical telescopes for viewing heavenly bodies, terrestrial telescopes for viewing objects on Earth, and Cassegrain telescopes which use a primary concave mirror and secondary convex mirror.
Telescopes were discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei and are used to view distant objects. There are two main types: reflecting telescopes which use mirrors, and refracting telescopes which use lenses. Reflecting telescopes can be made larger than refracting telescopes and suffer less from optical aberrations. Specific types of telescopes include astronomical telescopes for viewing heavenly bodies, terrestrial telescopes for viewing objects on Earth, and Cassegrain telescopes which use a primary concave mirror and secondary convex mirror.
Telescopes were discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei and are used to view distant objects. There are two main types: reflecting telescopes which use mirrors, and refracting telescopes which use lenses. Reflecting telescopes can be made larger than refracting telescopes and suffer less from optical aberrations. Specific types of telescopes include astronomical telescopes for viewing heavenly bodies, terrestrial telescopes for viewing objects on Earth, and Cassegrain telescopes which use a primary concave mirror and secondary convex mirror.
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TELESCOPE
Telescope was discovered by Galileo Galilei at
1610. A telescope is an instrument that is used to view distant objects. If you want to look at the planets, you can use a telescope. The higher the magnification on the telescope, the better your view will be.. Types of Telescope
refracting telescopes use lenses. Refracting telescopes require a much purer material than reflecting telescopes. Reflecting telescopes can be made much larger than refracting telescopes. Reflecting telescopes suffer less from aberrations than refracting telescopes. REFRACTING TELESCOPRE A refracting telescope is an optical telescope that uses a lens as its objective to form the image whereas a refracting telescope is an optical telescope that uses a mirror as its objective to form the image. ASTRONMICAL TELESCOPE An astronomical telescope is an optical instrument which is used for observing distinct images of heavenly bodies like stars, planets, etc., when the final image formed is formed at infinity. Astronomical telescope has two convex lens coaxially separated by some distance. The lens towards the object is called objective & has much larger aperture than the eyepiece of the lens towards the eye. Terrestrial telescope
The terrestrial telescope is a refracting type
telescope used to see erect images of distant earthly objects. It uses an additional convex lens between the objective and eyepiece for obtaining an erect image. The construction of a terrestrial telescope is quite similar to that of an astronomical telescope. CASSEGRAIN TELESCOPE Primary mirror : large paraboloidal concave mirror with hole at centre. secondary mirror: small convex mirror near the focus of primary mirror. Eyepiece : near the hole of primary mirror Difference between Reflecting Telescope and Refracting Telescope Reflecting Telescope Refracting Telescope Large lens heavy support on only large mirror lighter supported on edges entire back grinding & polishing of 2 surface Grinding & polishing of only surface Has spherical & chromatic Reduces spherical & chromatic abberation abberation less resolving and light gathering High resolving & light gathering power power faint image Bright image Advantages of Reflecting Telescope compare to Refracting Telescope
A mirror is easier to produce with larger
diameter, so that it can intercept rays crossing a larger area & direct them to eyepiece. The mirror can be made parabolic to reduce spherical aberration. Aberration is further reduced because passage through one layer of glass (the objective lens) is eliminated