Telescope and Microscope

Students construct an astronomical telescope, a Galilean telescope, and a compound microscope on the optical bench. Using a viewing screen with grid, they find and describe the ways in which images are changed by the multiple lens systems. The parallax method is used to locate virtual images. Students draw ray diagrams and measure the magnification of the instruments.

Grade Level: College • High School

Subject: Physics

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Telescope/Microscope

Student experiment using an optics bench to build telescopes for use with a viewing screen.

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