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reflecting telescope a type of telescope in which the initial image is formed by a concave mirror reflecting telescope [ri′flek·tiŋ ′tel·ə‚skōp] (optics) A telescope in which a concave parabolic mirror gathers light and forms a real image of an object. Also known as reflector telescope. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Newton was making the first reflecting telescopes, Louis XIV was building an observatory in Paris, and Huygens had detected the first moon of Saturn (5,6). With construction to get underway in the coming months and a scheduled opening for later this year, the one-of-a-kind facility will house a 30-inch reflecting telescope, a 16-inch reflecting telescope, two 12-inch reflecting telescopes and a 4-inch refracting telescope. |
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