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Three advantages of reflecting telescopes over refracting telescopes.

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In addition to satellite imagery, the use of telescopes is the foundation of astronomy in order to maintain a visual confirmation of actions in our solar system. Though there are numerous make and models of telescopes on the market, there are two types of lenses that are often associated with them; reflecting and refracting. Though the type of telescope depends on the person and what their wanting to accomplish, astronomers prefer ...

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