Reflecting Telescope — synonyms, definition

1. reflecting telescope (Noun)

1 synonym
reflector
1 definition

reflecting telescope (Noun) — Optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece. ex. "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668"

1 type of
optical telescope
11 types
Cassegrainian telescope Gregorian telescope Herschelian telescope Maksutov telescope Newtonian reflector Newtonian telescope Schmidt camera Schmidt telescope coude system coude telescope off-axis reflector
1 part
parabolic mirror