Introduction to Lenses & Telescopes

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edited by Kara Lehman

This lab teaches students: how to determine focal length using the thin lens equation, how the diameter of a lens affects brightness, and how to determine image magnification and f-numbers. Students then are asked to build their own refracting telescope. After a review of questions students are then shown the different types of refracting telescopes.

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Astronomy - Instrumentation	- Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Activity = Laboratory

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Record Creator:: Metadata instance created January 5, 2004 by Patricia Monahan
Record Updated:: August 18, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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Lehman, K. (Ed.). (1997). Introduction to Lenses & Telescopes. Retrieved May 3, 2025, from http://web.archive.org/web/20120808193834/http://www.physics.isu.edu/~hackmart/astlblt.pdf

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Lehman, Kara, ed. Introduction to Lenses & Telescopes. 1997. 3 May 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20120808193834/http://www.physics.isu.edu/~hackmart/astlblt.pdf>.

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