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	<math> \mathbf{LGA} = (pi)*R^2 </math>		<math> \mathbf{LGA} = (pi)*R^2 </math>

	R=Radius of objective lens		R=Radius of objective lens

	The resolution of an image is dependent on the wavelength of the light being observed. Resolution of the image (in arc-seconds) is equal to a constant multiplied by the wavelength divided by the diameter of the telescope.		The resolution of an image is dependent on the wavelength of the light being observed. Resolution of the image (in arc-seconds) is equal to a constant multiplied by the wavelength divided by the diameter of the telescope.
	<math> \mathbf{~~alpha~~} = \frac{2.5e5*~~lambda~~}{D} </math>
			<math> \mathbf{α} = \frac{2.5e5*λ}{D} </math>

	===Refracting Telescopes===		===Refracting Telescopes===

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	The light gathering ability of a telescope is equal to the area of its objective lens.		The light gathering ability of a telescope is equal to the area of its objective lens.

	<math> \mathbf{LGA} = \(pi)*R^2 </math>		<math> \mathbf{LGA} = (pi)*R^2 </math>
			R=Radius of objective lens

	The resolution of an image is dependent on the wavelength of the light being observed. Resolution of the image (in arc-seconds) is equal to a constant multiplied by the wavelength divided by the diameter of the telescope.		The resolution of an image is dependent on the wavelength of the light being observed. Resolution of the image (in arc-seconds) is equal to a constant multiplied by the wavelength divided by the diameter of the telescope.
			<math> \mathbf{alpha} = \frac{2.5e5*lambda}{D} </math>

	===Refracting Telescopes===		===Refracting Telescopes===

Wgreenwald3: /* Important Equations */

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	The light gathering ability of a telescope is equal to the area of its objective lens.		The light gathering ability of a telescope is equal to the area of its objective lens.

	The resolution of an image is dependent on the wavelength of the light being observed. Resolution of the image (in arc-seconds) is equal to a constant multiplied by the wavelength divided by the diameter of the telescope.		<math> \mathbf{LGA} = \(pi)*R^2 </math>

			The resolution of an image is dependent on the wavelength of the light being observed. Resolution of the image (in arc-seconds) is equal to a constant multiplied by the wavelength divided by the diameter of the telescope.

	===Refracting Telescopes===		===Refracting Telescopes===

Wgreenwald3 at 23:34, 6 December 2015

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	Magnification is equal to the focal length of the objective lens divided by the focal length of the eyepiece.		Magnification is equal to the focal length of the objective lens divided by the focal length of the eyepiece.

	<math> \mathbf{M} = \frac{F} {f}		<math> \mathbf{M} = \frac{F} {f} </math>

	The light gathering ability of a telescope is equal to the area of its objective lens.		The light gathering ability of a telescope is equal to the area of its objective lens.

Wgreenwald3 at 23:33, 6 December 2015

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	Magnification is equal to the focal length of the objective lens divided by the focal length of the eyepiece.		Magnification is equal to the focal length of the objective lens divided by the focal length of the eyepiece.

			<math> \mathbf{M} = \frac{F} {f}

	The light gathering ability of a telescope is equal to the area of its objective lens.		The light gathering ability of a telescope is equal to the area of its objective lens.

			The resolution of an image is dependent on the wavelength of the light being observed. Resolution of the image (in arc-seconds) is equal to a constant multiplied by the wavelength divided by the diameter of the telescope.

	===Refracting Telescopes===		===Refracting Telescopes===
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	#"Telescope - Google Search." Telescope - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.		#"Telescope - Google Search." Telescope - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.
	#Chaisson, Eric, and Steve McMillan. "Astronomy Today." Astronomy Today. Pearson, n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.		#Chaisson, Eric, and Steve McMillan. "Astronomy Today." Astronomy Today. Pearson, n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.
			#http://www.astronomy.gatech.edu/Courses/Phys2021/

Wgreenwald3 at 23:21, 6 December 2015

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	==References==		==References==

	"Telescope - Google Search." Telescope - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.		#"Telescope - Google Search." Telescope - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.
	Chaisson, Eric, and Steve McMillan. "Astronomy Today." Astronomy Today. Pearson, n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.		#Chaisson, Eric, and Steve McMillan. "Astronomy Today." Astronomy Today. Pearson, n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.

Wgreenwald3 at 04:54, 6 December 2015

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	Telescopes are tools used to study the night sky. The key to any telescope is getting as much information from the night sky as possible. This is done by taking advantage of the physical properties of light.		Telescopes are tools used to study the night sky. The key to any telescope is getting as much information from the night sky as possible. This is done by taking advantage of the physical properties of light.
	==The Main Idea==		==The Main Idea==
	Telescopes utilize systems of [[Mirrors]] and [[Lenses]] (sometimes very complicated) to take as much information from light as possible. Most telescopes used today are reflecting telescopes. The two major types of visible light telescopes are reflecting and refracting. Reflecting telescopes tend to be more compact and easier to maintain.		Telescopes utilize systems of [[Mirrors]] and [[Lenses]] (sometimes very complicated) to take as much information from light as possible. Most telescopes used today are reflecting telescopes. The two major types of visible light telescopes are reflecting and refracting. Reflecting telescopes tend to be more compact and easier to maintain. The [[Quantum Properties of Light]] allow scientists to model light as both a particle and a wave as it bounces off mirrors and refracts through transparent mediums.

	===Parts of a Telescope===		===Parts of a Telescope===
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	==History==		==History==
	The earliest telescopes were refracting telescopes. [[Galileo Galilei]] was one of the first notable people to use a telescope to observe the night sky. Galileo's telescope was a simple refracting and was the best at its time. He used it to observe many celestial objects including Mars and even 4 of Jupiters moons.		The earliest telescopes were refracting telescopes. [[Galileo Galilei]] was one of the first notable people to use a telescope to observe the night sky. Galileo's telescope was a simple refracting and was the best at its time. He used it to observe many celestial objects including Mars and even 4 of Jupiters moons.

	~~===External links===~~
	~~[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-reaction-time/]~~


	==References==		==References==

Wgreenwald3 at 04:50, 6 December 2015

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	The two major parts of a telescope are the objective lens and the eye piece. The most complicated structures come from reflecting lens.		The two major parts of a telescope are the objective lens and the eye piece. The most complicated structures come from reflecting lens.
	[[File:31mSg3OkZ0L.jpg\|~~300px~~\|]]		[[File:31mSg3OkZ0L.jpg\|500px\|]]

	===Important Equations===		===Important Equations===

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	The two major parts of a telescope are the objective lens and the eye piece. The most complicated structures come from reflecting lens.		The two major parts of a telescope are the objective lens and the eye piece. The most complicated structures come from reflecting lens.
	[[File:31mSg3OkZ0L.jpg\|~~500px~~\|]]		[[File:31mSg3OkZ0L.jpg\|300px\|]]

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	Refracting telescopes use a lens to gather and concentrate a beam of light. The lens can be thought of as a series of prisms combined in such a way that all the light waves arrive parallel to the axis (which is the line through the center of the lens). [[Refraction]] is the bending of light as it passes through a transparent medium.		Refracting telescopes use a lens to gather and concentrate a beam of light. The lens can be thought of as a series of prisms combined in such a way that all the light waves arrive parallel to the axis (which is the line through the center of the lens). [[Refraction]] is the bending of light as it passes through a transparent medium.

	[[File:IMG 3035.JPG\|~~500px~~\|]]		[[File:IMG 3035.JPG\|300px\|]]

	===Reflecting Telescopes===		===Reflecting Telescopes===
	Reflecting telescopes use a curved mirror instead of a lens to focus the incoming light. The focal length of a reflecting telescope is equal to the total distance the light travels in-between reflection from mirror to mirror.		Reflecting telescopes use a curved mirror instead of a lens to focus the incoming light. The focal length of a reflecting telescope is equal to the total distance the light travels in-between reflection from mirror to mirror.

	[[File:IMG 3036.JPG\|~~500px~~\|]] [[File:IMG 3038.JPG\|~~500px~~\|]]		[[File:IMG 3036.JPG\|300px\|]] [[File:IMG 3038.JPG\|300px\|]]


	===Different Models of Reflecting Telescopes===		===Different Models of Reflecting Telescopes===

	[[File:IMG 3037.JPG\|~~500px~~\|]]		[[File:IMG 3037.JPG\|300px\|]]

	==Connectedness==		==Connectedness==

Wgreenwald3 at 04:49, 6 December 2015

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	Telescopes are tools used to study the night sky. The key to any telescope is getting as much information from the night sky as possible. This is done by taking advantage of the physical properties of light.		Telescopes are tools used to study the night sky. The key to any telescope is getting as much information from the night sky as possible. This is done by taking advantage of the physical properties of light.
	==The Main Idea==		==The Main Idea==
			Telescopes utilize systems of [[Mirrors]] and [[Lenses]] (sometimes very complicated) to take as much information from light as possible. Most telescopes used today are reflecting telescopes. The two major types of visible light telescopes are reflecting and refracting. Reflecting telescopes tend to be more compact and easier to maintain.
	Telescopes utilize systems of [[Mirrors]] and [[Lenses]] (sometimes very complicated) to take as much information from light as possible. Most telescopes used today are reflecting telescopes. The two major types of visible light telescopes are reflecting and refracting. Reflecting telescopes tend to be more compact and easier to maintain.

	===Parts of a Telescope===		===Parts of a Telescope===

	A telescope ~~consists of~~		The two major parts of a telescope are the objective lens and the eye piece. The most complicated structures come from reflecting lens.

	[[File:31mSg3OkZ0L.jpg\|500px\|]]		[[File:31mSg3OkZ0L.jpg\|500px\|]]

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	===Reflecting Telescopes===		===Reflecting Telescopes===
			Reflecting telescopes use a curved mirror instead of a lens to focus the incoming light. The focal length of a reflecting telescope is equal to the total distance the light travels in-between reflection from mirror to mirror.

	[[File:IMG 3036.JPG\|500px\|]] [[File:IMG 3038.JPG\|500px\|]]		[[File:IMG 3036.JPG\|500px\|]] [[File:IMG 3038.JPG\|500px\|]]