Reflector Telescopes
May 26th, 2010
Reflectror telescopes are used solely for celestial objects and popular with serious astronomers and astrophotographers. This is the telescope that is long and fat and always mounted on a tripod. The eyepiece is in the front. Focus is done by large mirrors that take the inbound light and focus it to the eyepiece. This allows for a marvelous light-gathering capabilities making them a great choice for deep space imaging of far away nebulaes and galaxies,
Advantages
bright views of the night sky
equally good for withing our solar system and deep sky viewing
Disadvantages
large, bulky
not easily portable
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