http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Use-a-Telescope-Reflector-Telescopes-an-Introduction&id=1420922 Telescopes are of two main types - reflectors and refractors. The fundamental difference between both types is the kind of glasses used for light collection. Refractors use lenses while reflectors use mirrors. Going back to school physics, it is obvious that light from distant bodies, like celestial objects, comes at us as a parallel beam. Due to this parallel nature of the light rays, reflector telescopes use parabolic mirrors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Copyright 2010 EzineArticles.com - All Rights Reserved Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:23:34 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/comment.php?How-to-Use-a-Telescope-Reflector-Telescopes-an-Introduction&id=1420922 http://ezinearticles.com/comment.php?How-to-Use-a-Telescope-Reflector-Telescopes-an-Introduction&id=1420922