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Optical telescopes
Telescope optics: basic principles
refraction and reflection
Snell's law
Law of reflection
Aberrations
chromatic aberration
monochromatic aberration
off -axis
on-axis
vignetting
Types of telescope
refractors
refletors
compound
Angular resolution
Airy disk and diffraction rings
Rayleigh criterion and Dawes limit
Telescope mounts
equatorial
alt-az
Field of view
true field of view
apparent field of view
Collecting light
light gathering power
Focal length, image scale and focal ratio
Surface brightness and image brightness
Limiting magnitude
Foci
Other visual accessories
Eyepieces