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Modern telescopes prefer using concave mirror of large aperture as the objective instead of convex lens due to the following reasons: (1) There is no chromatic aberration in a mirror. (2) If the mirror is a parabolic mirror then even ...

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A large magnification can be achieved in an astronomical telescope by taking an objective lens of highest possible focal length and an eyepiece of least possible focal length. Class 12 Physics Chapter 9 Ray Optics and Optical Instruments Session 2024-2025.