Reflector

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Reflector

• reflectors gather light using a mirror at the rear of the main tube.
• for a given aperture, these are generally the least expensive type.
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Collimation

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• but you’ll need to adjust the optical alignment every now and then — more often if you bump it around a lot — but that adjustment (called collimation) is straightforward.

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