A few days ago
Abii_Rosee

How do telescopes work?

How do refracting and reflecting telescopes work??

I only know that refracting ones use lenses and the others use mirrors…

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A few days ago
blueskies

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I know… it’s confusing. But I think this link explains it best.

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112188/refracting_and_reflecting_telescopes.htm

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A few days ago
minuteblue
This website illustrates how telescopes work. It might not load in your web browser though.

http://members.aol.com/siriusbc/telescopes/ts2.htm

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