Reflecting Telescopes -- A Closer Look

Reflecting telescopes employ mirrors, as opposed to lenses, to gather light and magnify an image. The benefit to using curved mirrors was that there was less chance for spherical aberration and no chromatic aberration. This means the telescope may be able to capture more wavelengths and thus, better images for the viewer.What differing types of reflecting telescopes exist?Gregorian Reflector * The Gregorian reflector is actually designed just like any refracting telescope. The obvious

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