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3: Telescopes

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Chapter 3 focuses on telescopes, from their design to how their physical location affects their use. We will also explore the use of filters and how data are retrieved from images. Lastly, the chapter looks at how the brightness of astronomical objects is determined.


This page titled 3: Telescopes is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Kim Coble, Kevin McLin, & Lynn Cominsky.

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