reflecting telescope

English

A reflector at the Franklin Institute

Noun

reflecting telescope (plural reflecting telescopes)

A telescope which produces a magnified image by reflecting light through a series of mirrors housed in a tube, using a large curved mirror to gather the light and one or more additional mirrors to transmit the light to an eyepiece.

Synonyms

reflector

Translations

Finnish: peiliteleskooppi
German: Spiegelteleskop (de) n

Russian: рефлектор (ru) m (reflektor)

See also

refracting telescope

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