working of reflective teliscope
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Inside the tube are mirrors that work at gathering and reflecting the image that you see in the sky. The mirrors are curved and reflect light and form to create the image. There are two mirrored surfaces inside the telescope that will be used to gather the image and reflect it into the eyepiece.
A curved primary mirror is used to gather the image to be seen. It’s angled to reflect against the secondary mirror. The eyepiece is directed at the secondary mirror where it’ll magnify and enhance the image for your viewing.
The reason that the primary mirror is curved is that all celestial bodies have rays of light that reach the Earth in rays that are parallel. The parabolic shape of the mirror allows the rays to be channeled into a single point, which is the secondary mirror.
