Sunday, January 14, 2007

Refracting Telescope: Simple Yet Powerful Stargazing Instrument

The refracting telescope has a very simple mechanism for an astronomical telescope and likewise has a simple external appearance that anyone would not seriously think of it as a very powerful telescope.

Yet anyone, from the astronomical enthusiasts and the stargazing hobbyists will use the refracting telescope in examining, probing and observing the night skies and marvel on the sharp and vivid space objects.

When using the refracting telescope, you will enjoy immensely far-away objects to which you train your refractor telescope at. Vividly you can enjoy the features of the moon such as its numerous craters, mountains and sea formations. Likewise, with your refractor, it can give you clear images of the planets in the solar system such as the Mars, Venus and Jupiter.

Besides being the simple astronomical telescope that it is, the refractor telescope also is very easy to set up, requires only a minimal maintenance, but should be kept in a safe place and be covered to keep it from getting the lens and eyepiece dirty with dust and oil.

Indeed, the refracting telescope is one of the simplest and yet very powerful instrument to probe the night skies.

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