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    This document provides information about different types of telescopes and their key components. It discusses the defining features of refracting and reflecting telescopes, noting that Galileo invented the refracting telescope in 1609 and Isaac Newton designed the first reflecting telescope in 1668. The document also compares components of the Newtonian telescope to those of the James Webb Space Telescope, such as mirrors and sunshields. It notes that the James Webb telescope's sunshield protects its mirrors and that its mirrors are larger than those of the Hubble Space Telescope.

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    This document provides information about different types of telescopes and their key components. It discusses the defining features of refracting and reflecting telescopes, noting that Galileo invented the refracting telescope in 1609 and Isaac Newton designed the first reflecting telescope in 1668. The document also compares components of the Newtonian telescope to those of the James Webb Space Telescope, such as mirrors and sunshields. It notes that the James Webb telescope's sunshield protects its mirrors and that its mirrors are larger than those of the Hubble Space Telescope.

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    This document provides information about different types of telescopes and their key components. It discusses the defining features of refracting and reflecting telescopes, noting that Galileo invented the refracting telescope in 1609 and Isaac Newton designed the first reflecting telescope in 1668. The document also compares components of the Newtonian telescope to those of the James Webb Space Telescope, such as mirrors and sunshields. It notes that the James Webb telescope's sunshield protects its mirrors and that its mirrors are larger than those of the Hubble Space Telescope.

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    This document provides information about different types of telescopes and their key components. It discusses the defining features of refracting and reflecting telescopes, noting that Galileo invented the refracting telescope in 1609 and Isaac Newton designed the first reflecting telescope in 1668. The document also compares components of the Newtonian telescope to those of the James Webb Space Telescope, such as mirrors and sunshields. It notes that the James Webb telescope's sunshield protects its mirrors and that its mirrors are larger than those of the Hubble Space Telescope.

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    Name: Brandon Moore

    “Scope It Out” Worksheet

    Level Zero

    Define:

    Reflector Telescope
    Light enters the top of a reflecting telescope and hits the primary mirror (located at the bottom
    end of the tube), where it is reflected and focused. The angled secondary mirror, near the
    eyepiece, reflects the light to where it can be easily seen by the observer. The eyepiece contains a
    magnifying lens to enlarge the image.

    Refractor Telescope
    Light enters the end of the telescope where it is bent and focused by a convex (curved outward)
    glass lens. The light travels to the end of the tube where it is magnified by a concave (curved
    inward) lens in the eyepiece. For viewing ease, many modern telescopes have what is called a
    "diagonal" mirror at the end of the telescope that simply angles the light toward the eyepiece

    Who invented/is credited with the refracting telescope? Galileo

    What date did the discovery occur? 1609

    Draw a diagram to show how the light travels as it enters the top of the telescope until the light is
    seen by the observer. Next page
    Who invented/is credited with designing the first reflecting telescope? Isaac Newton
    What date did the discovery occur?1668
    Level One
    Match the seven components on the Newtonian Telescope with
    the corresponding component on the James Webb Space
    Telescope.
    Newtonian Telescope James Webb Telescope
    1 veiwfinder 1 Star Trackers
    2 Tripod 2 Back plane
    3 foucus 3 mirrors
    4 mirror one 4 mirror one
    5 mirror two 5 mirror two
    6 Tube 6 sunsheild
    7 observer 7 ISIM

    Level Two/Level Three


    Draw a diagram of the Hubble Space Telescope and draw lines to a diagram of the corresponding
    components on the James Webb Space Telescope.
    Level Four
    What is the function of the James Webb Space Telescope’s sunshield? Protection for mirrors
    How do the diameters of the mirrors compare for the Hubble Space Telescope and the James
    Webb Space Telescope? 2.4m for Hubble, 6.5 for Webb
    How many hexagonal segments does the James Webb Space Telescope have? 18
    What is the ISIM? What is the ISIM’s function? Integrated Science Instrument Module contains
    several cameras, each sensitive to a different region of the infrared region of the electromagnetic
    spectrum, and two spectrographs

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