What are the advantages and disadvantages of a Reflector Telescope?
Advantages: Reflector telescopes cost less to produce than other types of telescopes thereby offering the most telescope for the money. Reflector telescopes produce good images and are favored by astronomers who need the largest possible telescope to find distant, faint objects beyond our solar system (deep-sky objects). A: Disadvantages: Reflector Telescopes are more fragile than other types of telescopes and need periodic readjustment of the telescope mirrors (a process called collimation) and, because they are open on the top (Newtonian reflector), the mirrors are exposed to dust and dirt and therefore need periodic cleaning. The reflector telescope is by no means fragile, but it is the least childproof telescope design. When thinking of children’s use, remember the reflector telescopes eyepiece is located at the top of the telescope which may make it more difficult for children to reach.
