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written by Tim P. Slater
In this laboratory activity, students investigate properties of lenses and simple telescope construction. Students will describe the nature of convex lenses, measure the focal length of several lenses, describe real and virtual images, and construct a simple refracting telescope.  Questions help students probe their understanding of optics.

This activity is part of a larger collection which can be found at http://solar.physics.montana.edu/tslater/plunger/
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Astronomy
- Astronomy Education
- Instrumentation
= Telescopes
Optics
- Geometrical Optics
= Optical Instruments
= Thin Lens
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Laboratory
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© 1997 Tim Slater
Keywords:
Keplerian, lenses, telescope
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Metadata instance created March 4, 2004 by Patricia Monahan
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August 13, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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AIP Format
T. Slater, (1997), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20130622043239/http://fileserver.net-texts.com/asset.aspx?dl=no&id=9706).
AJP/PRST-PER
T. Slater, Lenses and Telescopes (1997), <http://web.archive.org/web/20130622043239/http://fileserver.net-texts.com/asset.aspx?dl=no&id=9706>.
APA Format
Slater, T. (1997). Lenses and Telescopes. Retrieved December 3, 2024, from http://web.archive.org/web/20130622043239/http://fileserver.net-texts.com/asset.aspx?dl=no&id=9706
Chicago Format
Slater, Tim. Lenses and Telescopes. 1997. http://web.archive.org/web/20130622043239/http://fileserver.net-texts.com/asset.aspx?dl=no&id=9706 (accessed 3 December 2024).
MLA Format
Slater, Tim. Lenses and Telescopes. 1997. 3 Dec. 2024 <http://web.archive.org/web/20130622043239/http://fileserver.net-texts.com/asset.aspx?dl=no&id=9706>.
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@misc{ Author = "Tim Slater", Title = {Lenses and Telescopes}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {3 December 2024}, Year = {1997} }
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