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Telescopes 101

Jan 28, 2015

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A simple presentation about the most important and iconic instrument of astronomers, the telescope--its history and classifications.
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Telescopes

Jhan-Curt Fernández

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History of Telescopes

What is a telescope?

Kinds of Telescopes

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A TELESCOPE is an instrument that gathers

electromagnetic radiation.

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Possible inventors of the telescope:

Jacob Metius

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Galileo Galilei

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Isaac Newton

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Kinds of Telescopes

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Radio Telescopes

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Infrared Telescopes

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Optical Telescopes

Refractor

Reflector

Compound

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Refracting Telescopes (Dioptric)

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Reflecting Telescope (Catoptric)

Newtonian

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Compound Telescopes (Catadioptric)

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Maksutov-Cassegrain

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Ultraviolet Telescopes

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X-ray Telescopes

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Gamma-ray Telescopes

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