How do telescopes work?

1 Answer

Telescopes collect more light than your eye and creates a magnified image.

Explanation:

The objective(lens or mirror) collects light and is send to an eye by a diagonal mirror piece which work to enlarge the image .There are mostly 2 type of telescopes. Refractor and reflectors./THe focal length of objective divided by FL of eye piece is the magnifying power of a telescope.! Both types are shown in picture enter image source here
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