1. Introduction (p.1)
2. Introduction (p.2)
3. Refraction & reflection
4. The lens
5. Lenses in the eye and in the simple refracting telescope
6. The spherical mirror
7. Chromatic aberration; spherical aberration; collimated (parallel) light rays
9. Reflectors & refractors
10. Types of reflectors
11. Prime focus setup; Large research telescope with prime focus and cassegrain options
12. Telescope types; aberrations; important parameters: aperture, light-gathering power, resolution; "seeing"; detectors
13. Schmidt camera optics; effect of exposure time on photos
14. Palomar Sky Survey photos (red & blue plates) taken with the 48" Oschin Schmidt camera
15. The EM spectrum and astronomy tools; atmospheric windows; resolution as a function of aperture and wavelength
16. Effect of aperture (M31-Andromeda galaxy)
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