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20 September, 19:47

What is the main difference between a refracting telescope and a reflecting telescope

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  1. 20 September, 19:53
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    A reflector telescope uses two mirrors instead of two lenses. Isaac Newton developed this telescope to combat chromatic aberration (a rainbow seen around some objects viewed with a refractor telescope). A mirror used to gather light doesn't suffer from this effect.
  2. 20 September, 20:09
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    A reflector telescope uses two mirrors instead of two lenses. Isaac Newton developed this telescope to combat chromatic aberration (a rainbow seen around some objects viewed with a refractor telescope). A mirror used to gather light doesn't suffer from this effect.
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