What is the difference between refractor and reflector telescope?
The two types of telescopes are quite simple to tell apart. Refractor Telescopes use lenses, much like your regular eye glasses. Reflector Telescopes use mirrors. Both are very great tools for viewing space, but there are some key differences. Refractor telescopes are almost always very long and slender in size and shape. The eyepieces is always at the bottom of the telescope, putting your view straight through the lenses that are place on the back and front of the telescope. Whereas reflector telescopes are usually quite fat and short, much like a large soda can. The eyepiece is placed toward the front (or top) of the telescope and a mirror is used to reflect the image sideways out of the telescope, through an eyepiece and into your eye. There has always been a debate as to which telescope is better. Many refractor telescope enthusiasts would try to sell you that reflector telescopes are always shoddy and poorly made. While this may have some truth to it, reflector telescopes have som
