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There’s even a broadcast feed for those who can’t climb the narrow steps to the observatory’s 8-inch refractor telescope.
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Last year, an autographed Bowman chrome refractor card of Ohtani in his 2018 rookie year fetched $184,000.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Types of telescopes and their purposes Amateur astronomers and novice stargazers can choose from three popular models: the refractor telescope, the reflector telescope, and the compound telescope.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
This photograph was taken by Markus Noga with a 4-inch (100 mm) refractor telescope.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2023
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Last year, an autographed Bowman chrome refractor card of Ohtani in his 2018 rookie year fetched $184,000.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Types of telescopes and their purposes Amateur astronomers and novice stargazers can choose from three popular models: the refractor telescope, the reflector telescope, and the compound telescope.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
This photograph was taken by Markus Noga with a 4-inch (100 mm) refractor telescope.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2023
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“Refractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refractor. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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refractor
noun
re·frac·tor
ri-ˈfrak-tər 
: a telescope in which the principal light-gathering element is a lens
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