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    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/Physics_(Boundless)/25%3A_Vision_and_Optical_Instruments/25.2%3A_Other_Optical_Instruments
      A magnifying glass is a convex lens that lets the observer see a larger image of the object being observed.
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Grossmont_College/ASTR_110%3A_Astronomy_(Fitzgerald)/03%3A_Radiation_and_Spectra/3.07%3A_Telescopes
      A telescope collects the faint light from astronomical sources and brings it to a focus. Light is then directed to a detector, where a permanent record is made. The light-gathering power of a telescop...A telescope collects the faint light from astronomical sources and brings it to a focus. Light is then directed to a detector, where a permanent record is made. The light-gathering power of a telescope is determined by the diameter of its aperture, or opening—that is, by the area of its largest or primary lens or mirror. The primary optical element in a telescope is either a convex lens (in a refracting telescope) or a concave mirror (in a reflector) that brings the light to a focus.
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Prince_Georges_Community_College/PHY_2040%3A_General_Physics_III/05%3A_Vision_and_Optical_Instruments/5.2%3A_Other_Optical_Instruments
      A magnifying glass is a convex lens that lets the observer see a larger image of the object being observed.
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Georgia_State_University/GSU-TM-Introductory_Physics_II_(1112)/zz%3A_Back_Matter/10%3A_13.1%3A_Appendix_J-_Physics_Formulas_(Wevers)/1.06%3A_Optics
      Optical components and the behaviour and properties of optical waves
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Learning_Objects/A_Physics_Formulary/Physics/06%3A_Optics
      Optical components and the behaviour and properties of optical waves
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Astronomy__Cosmology/Astronomy_2e_(OpenStax)/06%3A_Astronomical_Instruments/6.02%3A_Telescopes
      A telescope collects the faint light from astronomical sources and brings it to a focus. Light is then directed to a detector, where a permanent record is made. The light-gathering power of a telescop...A telescope collects the faint light from astronomical sources and brings it to a focus. Light is then directed to a detector, where a permanent record is made. The light-gathering power of a telescope is determined by the diameter of its aperture, or opening—that is, by the area of its largest or primary lens or mirror. The primary optical element in a telescope is either a convex lens (in a refracting telescope) or a concave mirror (in a reflector) that brings the light to a focus.
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/College_Physics/College_Physics_1e_(OpenStax)/26%3A_Vision_and_Optical_Instruments/26.06%3A_Aberrations
      Real lenses behave somewhat differently from how they are modeled using the thin lens equations, producing aberrations. An aberration is a distortion in an image. There are a variety of aberrations du...Real lenses behave somewhat differently from how they are modeled using the thin lens equations, producing aberrations. An aberration is a distortion in an image. There are a variety of aberrations due to a lens size, material, thickness, and position of the object.
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Astronomy__Cosmology/Astronomy_1e_(OpenStax)/06%3A_Astronomical_Instruments/6.01%3A_Telescopes
      A telescope collects the faint light from astronomical sources and brings it to a focus. Light is then directed to a detector, where a permanent record is made. The light-gathering power of a telescop...A telescope collects the faint light from astronomical sources and brings it to a focus. Light is then directed to a detector, where a permanent record is made. The light-gathering power of a telescope is determined by the diameter of its aperture, or opening—that is, by the area of its largest or primary lens or mirror. The primary optical element in a telescope is either a convex lens (in a refracting telescope) or a concave mirror (in a reflector) that brings the light to a focus.

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