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Refracting telescopes use ___________.
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True
glass lenses
True
Schmidt-cassegrain or Catadioptric Telescopes
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folded
Isaac Newton
True or False Galileo used a refractor telescope.
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True
glass lenses
True
Schmidt-cassegrain or Catadioptric Telescopes
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folded
Isaac Newton
____________ telescope is a combination of lenses and mirrors.
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True
glass lenses
True
Schmidt-cassegrain or Catadioptric Telescopes
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folded
Isaac Newton
______________developed the reflector about 1680, in response to the chromatic aberration (rainbow halo) problem that plagued refractors during his time.
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True
glass lenses
True
Schmidt-cassegrain or Catadioptric Telescopes
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folded
Isaac Newton
In the refractor telescope you're looking at the eyepiece at the other end of the telescope but with the reflector telescope the eyepiece is toward the __________ of the telescope.
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True
glass lenses
True
Schmidt-cassegrain or Catadioptric Telescopes
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folded
Isaac Newton
A telescope is like a big________.
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True
glass lenses
True
Schmidt-cassegrain or Catadioptric Telescopes
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Catadioptric telescopes use a __________path optical system and thus can be shorter than their focal length would imply. They are lighter and more compact when compared to telescopes of the same aperture, as is the mount that holds them.
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True
glass lenses
True
Schmidt-cassegrain or Catadioptric Telescopes
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folded
Isaac Newton
No matter what it says on the box regarding magnification of the telescope it is rarely true because it's not usable at those numbers.
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True
glass lenses
True
Schmidt-cassegrain or Catadioptric Telescopes
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folded
Isaac Newton
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