Question

What are reflecting telescopes ? What are the advantages of them over refracting telescopes ?

Answer 1

A reflecting telescope is an instrument that is used to aggregate light and reflect it.

Reflecting telescopes enjoy many more advantages over refracting telescopes.

Mirrors that form the majority of the reflecting telescopes can be found easily and built in large sizes.

Also, they can be easily mounted for ease in use.

Answer 2

Answer:

Optical telescopes use polished mirrors or glass lenses to focus visible light as it comes in through the aperture. There are two main types of optical telescopes, reflectors and refractors.Radio telescopes are used to study much longer wavelengths than visible light.