Reflecting Telescopes

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Reflecting_Telescopes

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Refracting_Telescope
gptkbp:benefits	Refracting telescopes
gptkbp:can_be	catadioptric
gptkbp:created_by	large sizes
gptkbp:first_introduced	17th century
gptkbp:focus_area	curved mirrors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Reflecting Telescopes
gptkbp:improves	technology advancements
gptkbp:invention	gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:is_designed_to	reduce chromatic aberration
gptkbp:is_often_used_in	professional observatories
gptkbp:is_popular_in	amateur astronomy
gptkbp:notable_event	gptkb:Planck_Satellite gptkb:Gran_Telescopio_Canarias gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope gptkb:Gemini_Observatory gptkb:Mount_Wilson_Observatory gptkb:Very_Large_Telescope gptkb:Arecibo_Observatory gptkb:Palomar_200-inch_telescope gptkb:VLT_Interferometer gptkb:HST gptkb:FUSE gptkb:Nu_STAR gptkb:Magellan_Telescopes gptkb:Subaru_Telescope gptkb:WMAP gptkb:XMM-Newton gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope gptkb:Lick_Observatory gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory gptkb:Keck_Observatory gptkb:Hale_Telescope gptkb:GPI gptkb:E-ELT gptkb:Large_Binocular_Telescope gptkb:Sloan_Digital_Sky_Survey gptkb:VLT_Survey_Telescope gptkb:LBT_Observatory gptkb:MMT_Observatory gptkb:Palomar_Observatory gptkb:Swift_Observatory MIRI AAT SPHERE TMT Observatory NIR Cam NIR Spec LBTI CHARIS Keck I and II telescopes SALT Observatory
gptkbp:requires	collimation
gptkbp:type_of	gptkb:Newtonian_telescope Cassegrain telescope Ritchey-Chrétien telescope
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:uses	mirrors