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Noun

reflecting telescope - optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668"
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optical telescope an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources
cassegrainian telescope, gregorian telescope a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the primary mirror
coude system, coude telescope a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph
herschelian telescope, off-axis reflector a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed
maksutov telescope reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens
newtonian reflector, newtonian telescope reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis
parabolic mirror a parabolic reflector for light radiation
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reflecting telescope - A telescope which produces a magnified image by reflecting light through a series of mirrors housed in a tube, using a large curved mirror to gather the light and one or more additional mirrors to transmit the light to an eyepiece.

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  • reflecting telescope
    Telescope that uses mirrors to magnify and focus an image onto an eyepiece.

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