Newtonian telescope

From CityDeepSky
Revision as of 06:41, 26 May 2015 by Evilscientist (Talk | contribs)

Jump to: navigation, search

A Newtonian telescope is a type of reflecting telescope where a large single parabolic mirror acts as the objective. The light from the parabolic mirror is reflected out the side at the top of the telescope to where it comes to a focus and may be observed.

Newtonian Reflecting Telescope
Business end of a Newtonian Telescope
Personal tools