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Optical Vs. Non-Telescopes: Different Differences

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Optical vs Non-Optical
We end the great design debate.

There are plenty of different telescopes that have been invented. The two main differences between telescopes is that they are either optical or non-optical.
Non-optical telescopes are telescopes that are used by viewers to look at other electromagnetic spectrums other than the visible light. Some of these are radio waves, X-rays, infrared rays, Gamma rays and ultraviolet rays. There is one major advantage of non-optical telescopes over optical telescopes and that is non-optical telescopes help the viewers to see things that the naked eyes are unable to. To end the debate of design the reflector, refraction, X-ray and radio telescope were looked at in detail to give you a brief over view …show more content…

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