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Re: Simple telescope (lenses)

Is it inverted? I thought it is only mirrored (left and right are oppsite) in refractor. I own a refractor and a reflector telescope. Reflector telescope gives an image of inverted and mirrored.
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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
It's simple, really. The first lens (objective) creates a virtual image of distant objects at its focus, and the second lens (eyepiece) is placed to magnify that virtual image by putting it at its focus.
I agree with him
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