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Definition: Refracting Telescope |
Refracting TelescopeNoun1. Optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Aerospace | A telescope which collects light by means of a lens or system of lenses. Also called refractor. (references) |
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A refractor telescope is a type of optical telescope that refracts light through a pair of lenses on either end of the telescope. While initially the most common type of telescope, these are today used primarily by amateur astronomers, and have been supplanted in professional work by reflecting telescopes. However, some relatively small instruments with 100-150mm objective lenses regularly produce astrophotography that rivals images created by professionals as recently as 20 years ago using what were then the largest telescopes on Earth.
See also: List of largest optical refracting telescopes (from which it is clear that their heydey was in the 19th century)Notable Refracting Telescopes
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Crosswords: Refracting Telescope |
| English words defined with "refracting telescope": field glass ♦ Galilean telescope, Galileo, Galileo Galilei, glass ♦ Refractor ♦ spyglass. (references) |
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refracting telescope | 23 |
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| Language | Translations for "refracting telescope"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | astronomisk kikkert. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | verrekijker (binocular, field glass, telescope). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | linssikaukoputki. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | lunette d'approche (refractor), longues-vue, instrument dioptrique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Refraktor (astronomical refracting telescope, refractor), Linsenfernrohr, Fernrohr (binocular, binoculars, field glass, glass, sighting telescope, telescope, telescope with sliding drawers for focussing), dioptrisches Fernrohr. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | διαθλαστικό τηλεσκόπιο. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | lencsés távcső. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cannocchiale (binoculars, coal drop sleeve, drop sleeve, feed sleeve, sighting telescope, spyglass, telescope, telescopic section). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 屈折望 鏡 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | くっせつぼうえ"きょう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | efractingray elescopetay óculo de ver ao longe, óculo (eyepiece, eye-piece, ocular, sighting telescope, spyglass, telescope). (various references) refractor (refractor), telescopio dióptico, anteojo de refracción, anteojo (sighting telescope, telescope). (various references) refraktor, astronomisk kikare. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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HTML Code (1990) (references)R e f r a c t i n g   T e l e s c o p e |
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