From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying a telescope or a monocular for stargazing and astronomy. Ask an astronomer what the best monocular is for ...

(Each resembled a lentil, or lens in Latin ... Standing on shoulders Both types of telescopes—Galileo's refractor and Newton's reflector—underwent improvements in the coming centuries.

Refracting telescopes use lenses - combining at least two ... use mirrors to gather and focus light. In a Newtonian reflector - the most common type - light reflects from the primary mirror ...

For the first eight years of its life, the 24-inch was the sole telescope at SBO, and was kept busy seven ... the long-and-narrow refractor and its replacement short-and-fat reflector. In order to ...

At its core it’s a Newtonian reflector telescope like many others available ... and 10mm for close-ups – as well as a 2x Barlow lens for doubling the magnification. Unlike most smaller budget ...