You might have noticed that all major research telescopes are
reflecting telescopes. So this would seem to indicate that the
best kind of telescope would be the best reflecting telescope
you could find. You would be right about this. The best reflecting
telescope will give you the best view of the stars and planets
in the universe. The reason for this is very simple. A reflecting
telescope is the telescope that will collect the most amount
of light and thus will give you a clearer picture of the sky.
Simple Concept
The idea behind the best reflecting telescope is that you can
use the lenses to focus the light that can be collected by the
mirrors to give you a clear picture. One of the problems that
people face when using a refracting telescope is that chromatic
aberration occurs.
This means you will see rings of color around certain images,
this can be distracting and to find the best reflecting telescope
you need to eliminate chromatic aberration. One way to do this
is by using reflecting telescopes as mirrors reflect all light
and chromatic aberration will not occur.
Another reason that the best reflecting telescope is used in
research facilities is that it can be supported easily. One
of the reasons you can support a telescope made from telescope
eyepiece mirrors is that you can support it more than from around
the sides. Even with a very heavy telescope you don’t
have to worry about shaking and movement distorting the images
you are seeing.
These two advantages mean that the best reflecting telescopes
are the telescope of choice for research facilities the world
over. The lenses can be much bigger but at the same time they
can be easily supported without interfering with the light collection
that is vital for clear images.
Secondly it is easier to use this kind of telescope because
chromatic aberrations do not occur giving a clearer and more
true picture of what is going millions of miles away. Even though
the best reflecting telescopes are used in high tech facilities
you can use similar technology for your own backyard star gazing.
There are many telescopes that are built for home use using
this technology. You can ever build your own telescope with
this kind of design at home. You can decide to make this telescope
as simple or as complicated as you like. Find a good manual
and some parts and you will soon have your very own reflecting
telescope to use at home.
