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 Most often associated with astronomy—Refracting Telescope

The refracting telescope is the telescope most often associated with astronomy. It was the first type of telescope made and uses a set of lenses to collect and magnify the light of whatever you are looking at. Because of the cost and weight of large lenses refracting telescopes don't have the aperture that reflecting telescopes do, however they tend to have a much longer focal length. This large focal length allows them to magnify very well, making them an excellent tool for viewing bright, closer to home objects, such as the planets or comets, etc.

Refracting telescopes tend to be much easier to carry and travel with then reflecting telescopes; this makes them a nice tool to have if you have to drive to get to good observing skies. They mainly use tripod mounts and so many of them come with computerized mounts, which can be very helpful if you are just starting out.

Refracting telescopes are a wonderful type of telescope, but you must be careful not to buy the cheap kind sold at supermarkets etc. A good refracting telescope will take a little out of your wallet, but it will be well worth it. Buy a refracting telescope if you are interested in the planets or other objects in our solar system.

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