Telescopes

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

Telescopes utilize systems of Mirrors and Lenses (sometimes very complicated) to take as much information from light as possible.

Important Equations

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

Refracting Telescopes

Reflecting Telescopes

Different Models of Reflecting Telescopes

Connectedness

As an aerospace engineering major, I found this topic to be very related to my major. Aerospace vehicles are often used to place telescopes in better locations for observation.

History

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External links

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References

Chaisson, Eric, and Steve McMillan. "Astronomy Today." Astronomy Today. Pearson, n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.