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written by Tim P. Slater
In this laboratory activity, students learn about lenses and 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 in this activity.
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Astronomy
- Astronomy Education
- Instrumentation
= Telescopes
Optics
- Geometrical Optics
= Optical Instruments
= Thin Lens
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Laboratory
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Keplerian, lenses, telescope
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T. Slater, Lenses and Telescopes (1997), <http://web.archive.org/web/20130622043239/http://fileserver.net-texts.com/asset.aspx?dl=no&id=9706>.
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Slater, T. (1997). Lenses and Telescopes. Retrieved November 3, 2024, from http://web.archive.org/web/20130622043239/http://fileserver.net-texts.com/asset.aspx?dl=no&id=9706
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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 November 2024).
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Slater, Tim. Lenses and Telescopes. 1997. 3 Nov. 2024 <http://web.archive.org/web/20130622043239/http://fileserver.net-texts.com/asset.aspx?dl=no&id=9706>.
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