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2006-11-18 10:20:40 · 2 answers · asked by ashleyg 1 in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

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There's a couple different kinds of reflecting scopes. The best known is the Newtonian, which collects light at a primary mirror at the bottom of the tube and shines it onto a secondary mirror near the top of the tube, which in turn directs the light into and through the eyepeice, where the image is magnified at a factor determined by the focal length of the eyepeice.
There's also Dobsonian scopes, which are just Newtonians with a cheaper and different kind of mount....they're designed to be "more affrdable", but are a bit awkward.
Then there's the Cassegrain scopes, which tend to look thick and stubby in design with the eyepeice at the bottom of the tube, looking a little like a mutant refractor.

2006-11-18 10:54:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Hi. They use a mirror, either spherical or parabolic usually, to gather light and bounce it back towards a secondary mirror and then to an eyepiece. The eyepiece forms the image that you see.

2006-11-18 18:24:47 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1 0

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