amateur telescope

collocation in English

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amateur
adjective
uk
/ˈæm.ə.tər/us
/ˈæm.ə.tʃɚ/
taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as ...
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telescope
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtel.ɪ.skəʊp/us
/ˈtel.ə.skoʊp/
a cylinder-shaped device for making objects that are far away look closer and larger, using a combination of lenses, or lenses and ...
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(Definition ofamateurandtelescopefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This requires optical quality a little better than the human eye but much less precise than an ordinary off-the-shelfamateurtelescope.
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More than 16 members appear in anamateurtelescope.
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It is commonly used byamateurtelescopemakers for figuring small astronomical mirrors.
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It appears as a greenish-yellowish hue in a smallamateurtelescope.
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It is considered to be a difficult target for anamateurtelescope.
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Dim at magnitude 12, it is visible through a moderate sizedamateurtelescope.
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She received her prize (anamateurtelescope) during the inauguration.
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Dobsonians are popular in theamateurtelescopemaking community, where the design was pioneered and continues to evolve.
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At 8270 light-years, it requires anamateurtelescopewith an aperture over 300 mm to be easily discerned.
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Some people focus onamateurtelescopemaking as their primary interest within the hobby of amateur astronomy.
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It appears in anamateurtelescopewith brighter areas in the north and south; the brighter southern patch shows a pattern of darker and lighter spots in a large instrument.
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Much larger binoculars have been made byamateurtelescopemakers, essentially using two refracting or reflecting astronomical telescopes.
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It became the best-selling seriousamateurtelescope.
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The articles and the books are credited with helping to expand the hobby ofamateurtelescopemaking.
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Some people even focus onamateurtelescopemaking as their primary interest within the hobby of amateur astronomy.
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Someamateurtelescopemakers build instruments that, while looking crude, are wholly suited to the purpose they are designed for.
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At a magnitude of about 11.5 it is not visible to the naked eye but is visible in a small to medium-sizedamateurtelescope.
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In the field ofamateurtelescopemaking most, if not all, of its design features had been used before.
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It is far too faint to be seen with the unaided eye and requires a largeamateurtelescopeto be seen visually.
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The primary is of magnitude 3.0 and the secondary is of magnitude 6.0; the two components are distinguishable in a smallamateurtelescope.
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