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Glossary term: Telescopio

Description: Un telescopio è un dispositivo che raccoglie fotoni (di luce visibile o di altre lunghezze d'onda) da oggetti lontani e fornisce informazioni (ad esempio un'immagine) su di essi ad un osservatore. I primi telescopi (dall'inizio del XVII ° secolo) utilizzavano lenti come elementi ottici (vedi telescopio rifrattore). Le lenti hanno una dimensione limitata, quindi per poter vedere gli oggetti più deboli in modo più dettagliato con telescopi più grandi, sono stati utilizzati specchi (vedi telescopio riflettente) per focalizzare la luce. I telescopi ottici più grandi sono telescopi a riflessione. Nel XX° secolo sono stati inventati telescopi per studiare altre regioni della radiazione elettromagnetica, cosicché oggigiorno esistono radiotelescopi, telescopi a infrarossi, telescopi a raggi X, ecc. Poiché le sorgenti celesti sono deboli, gli astronomi tendono a costruire telescopi di grande apertura per raccogliere più luce e raggiungere risoluzioni angolari più fini.

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