Difference between revisions of "Talk:Telescope"
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Superb posting!!! I learned a lot from it. Thanks. | Superb posting!!! I learned a lot from it. Thanks. | ||
--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 14:31, 21 December 2006 (EST) | --[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 14:31, 21 December 2006 (EST) | ||
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| + | :Need to distinguish better between [[refracting telescope]] and [[reflecting telescope]]. The latter gets most of its magnification from a parabolic mirror in its base, while a mirror at the parabola's focus sends the reflected light off to any eyepiece on the side. The former consists simply of two lenses. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 18:40, 2 January 2010 (EST) | ||
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Superb posting!!! I learned a lot from it. Thanks. --Aschlafly 14:31, 21 December 2006 (EST)
- Need to distinguish better between refracting telescope and reflecting telescope. The latter gets most of its magnification from a parabolic mirror in its base, while a mirror at the parabola's focus sends the reflected light off to any eyepiece on the side. The former consists simply of two lenses. --Ed Poor Talk 18:40, 2 January 2010 (EST)