For ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS - Part 2 - All about telescopes!

In Part 1, we discussed learning about the night sky using a planisphere, books, and binoculars. In this part, let's talk about the three main types of telescopes - the refractor, the Newtonian reflector, and the catadioptric (compound).

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