Telescope Buying Guide

daisie_h asked:


I recently bought a Venture RX 9 telescope. it didn’t come with the manual/instructions or a cd rom. i know the very basics of telescopes. if anyone has info on this type of telescope please help.

TrueTeargem asked:


How is it, exactly, that a refracting telescope work when comparing with light? Doing a project in class and need to know, pronto!

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?

Dave asked:


I’m thinking about getting a telescope, but I’m not exactly sure how these things work. If you were to get one of the better ones for a couple hundred dollars or so, what exactly do these telescopes do? And how well can you see things in outer space with the telescopes? If you were to look at Mars with one of these telescopes, how well would you be able to see it? Whoever have one of the nice telescopes, can you tell me how it works, what you can see, and how well you can see it? thanks alot guys

Dave asked:


I’m thinking about getting a telescope, but I’m not exactly sure how these things work. If you were to get one of the better ones for a couple hundred dollars or so, what exactly do these telescopes do? And how well can you see things in outer space with the telescopes? If you were to look at Mars with one of these telescopes, how well would you be able to see it? Whoever have one of the nice telescopes, can you tell me how it works, what you can see, and how well you can see it? thanks alot guys