How does an x-ray telescope work?
water_skipper asked:
How does an x-ray telescope work? Everybody knows you can’t focus x-rays with lenses. Does an x-ray telescope use mirrors then? I’ve never heard of x-rays bouncing off mirrors either. How are the x-rays focused in the telescope?
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How does an x-ray telescope work? Everybody knows you can’t focus x-rays with lenses. Does an x-ray telescope use mirrors then? I’ve never heard of x-rays bouncing off mirrors either. How are the x-rays focused in the telescope?
September 24th, 2009 at 5:48 am
Wow, I’d never heard of one, but Google came up with a site that explains how they work:
Apparently, they do use mirrors. Terisu