Icon class icon_class fas fa-quote-left icon_class_computed fas fa-quote-left Related content A curved primary mirror is the reflector telescope's basic optical element Source Wikipedia Copyright information Text from Wikipedia and Wiktionary web pages quoted for educational purposes is subject to the Wikipedia Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike Licence Snippet kind INFO Keywords reflecting telescope reflector optical telescope telescope primary mirror prime focus reflector Previous snippet Full quote In a prime focus design no secondary optics are used, the image is accessed at the focal point of the primary mirror. URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflecting_telescope#Technical_considerations Next snippet Related snippets A reflecting telescope (also called a reflector) is a telescope that uses a single or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light and form an image. The reflecting telescope, which uses mirrors to collect and focus light, was invented within a few decades of the first refracting telescope. A curved primary mirror is the reflector telescope's basic optical element that creates an image at the focal plane [OF THE PRIMARY IF THERE IS NO SECONDARY]. The distance from the mirror to the focal plane is called the focal length. Related snippets (backlinks) Visit also Visit also (backlinks) Flags
