Reflector telescope As it sounds, a reflector telescope works by reflection. Light enters the front of the telescope and reflects off the primary mirror that is located at the back.

Reflector telescope As it sounds, a reflector telescope works by reflection. Light enters the front of the telescope and reflects off the primary mirror that is located at the back.

Reflector telescope As it sounds, a reflector telescope works by reflection. Light enters the front of the telescope and reflects off the primary mirror that is located at the back.

Reflector telescope As it sounds, a reflector telescope works by reflection. Light enters the front of the telescope and reflects off the primary mirror that is located at the back.

Reflector telescope As it sounds, a reflector telescope works by reflection. Light enters the front of the telescope and reflects off the primary mirror that is located at the back.

But the reflector will be useless if the light it collects cannot be directed into the telescope's instruments. This is the role of the 74cm-wide secondary mirror.

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