Timeline for Can a concave lens be used as a eyepiece in refracting telescopes instead of a convex lens
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| Aug 26 at 9:32 | vote | accept | Lavanya | ||
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| Aug 26 at 5:17 | comment | added | Lavanya | Just one magnification(and this also low) will be produced then, unlike using convex lens where multiple and large magnifications can be produced though inverted. We want to see bigger images, right? As far as i understood | |
| Aug 25 at 21:23 | comment | added | DJohnM | The upright image also lent credence that the image seen was of reality, not some imaginary scene; an advantage when trying to sell the telescope to various security forces (At least, back then) | |
| Aug 25 at 19:04 | comment | added | KDP | Right way up, compact, lightweight. What's not to like? :-) | |
| Aug 25 at 18:59 | comment | added | Philip Wood | Yes indeed, without the need for inverting prisms as in binoculars. | |
| Aug 25 at 18:30 | comment | added | KDP | The advantage of a Galilean telescope is that the image is the right way up which is beneficial for watching an opera. | |
| Aug 25 at 16:45 | history | edited | Philip Wood | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 25 at 16:34 | history | answered | Philip Wood | CC BY-SA 4.0 |