On Refracting Telescope Lenses

The mechanics of a refracting telescope is easy enough to be understood even by non-enthusiasts.

Anyone with little skill can even build a simple refracting telescope. But of course, the most important parts of this astronomical telescope are its lenses.

As we already learned from my earlier post on this type of telescope, its two lenses are the objective lens and the eyepiece lens.

Once you have these two lenses, you are on your way to building your first astronomical telescope for your stargazing endeavors.

The objective lens is convex lens – the light gathering lens, and the larger of the two. This lens is found at the front end of the telescope tube.

The eyepiece lens, on the other hand, is on the opposite end of the tube and the one that magnifies the picture or image of the object.

Should anyone decide to assemble a refractor, it is best to go to a recognized scope dealer and manufacturer in your area for the best lenses.

A refracting telescope has been eclipsed by more modern astronomical telescope – this is due to the fact that this telescope delivers less than perfect images for astronomical enthusiasts to enjoy.

Nonetheless, many telescope novices choose the refractor when building their own scope. This is because of the fact that parts of the refracting telescope are few, simple and readily available.

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