Concept information
Preferred term
Telescopes
Definition
- An instrument used to collect and amplify light or other energy. Refracting telescopes gather light by means of a lens, reflecting telescopes by means of a mirror. Radio telescopes gather radio energy by using an antenna. Telescopes have also been built that can gather X rays, gamma rays, and other forms of energy. (en)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- Automated telescopes (en)
- Gamma-ray telescopes (en)
- Grazing incidence telescopes (en)
- Ground telescopes (en)
- Meridian circles (en)
- Neutrino telescopes (en)
- Optical telescopes (en)
- Radio telescopes (en)
- Solar telescopes (en)
- Space telescopes (en)
- Telescope mounts (en)
- Telescope properties (en)
- Wide-field telescopes (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1689
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