Well, any of us who has ever looked through a telescope could say the same, for the two principal types in use today were developed by giants: the refractor by Galileo and the reflector by Newton.

Just to make it that little bit more challenging, there's also three different main types of telescopes to look out for. You have the choice of refractor, reflector and catadioptric telescopes ...

Find out more about how we test. The SkyWatcher Explorer 130M Motorised Newtonian Reflector Telescope is a motorised option, accessible for beginners but with plenty of room to grow, and delivers ...

Telescope Type: There are three main types of telescopes – refractors, reflectors, and compound (catadioptric) models. Refractors use lenses and are known for their sharp images and low ...

The Sky-Watcher Explorer 130 EQ2 telescope is one of the best beginner telescopes simply because it’s one of the most unusual. At its core it’s a Newtonian reflector telescope like many others ...

This is deep-sky astrophotography made easy. However, its feature set ranks it a notch below the company's Odyssey Pro. Compared to its pricier sister, the Odyssey lacks a Nikon-m ...

An 18th-Century telescope, considered the "finest" example of its kind, has gone on display in Somerset. The Herschel Museum of Astronomy, in Bath, has acquired the Gregorian Reflector telescope ...