Talk:Telescope
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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)