refracting telescope

• Tipo de telescopio óptico que utiliza una lente como objetivo principal para recoger y enfocar la luz, formando una imagen. Se emplea ampliamente en astronomía y en observaciones terrestres.

A type of optical telescope that uses a lens as its primary objective to gather and focus light, forming an image. It is commonly used in astronomy and terrestrial viewing.

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   A type of telescope that uses a lens to bend (refract) light and form an image of distant objects.

   telescopio refractor

   • Galileo used a refracting telescope to observe the moons of Jupiter.
   • The observatory's main instrument is a large refracting telescope.
   • Refracting telescopes are often used by amateur astronomers for planetary observation.