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These lecture notes describe the main features of optical-band telescopes---i.e. those which operate in or near the part of the EM spectrum to which our eyes are sensitive. It also provides a link to an applet illustrating the differences between refraction, reflection, and diffraction and a video on "seeing" produced by the Earth's atmosphere.
%0 Electronic Source %A O'Connell, Robert %D 2004 %T Telescopes %V 2024 %N 15 September 2024 %9 text/html %U https://rwoconne.github.io/rwoclass/astr1210/guide14.html
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