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Radiation astronomy/Telescopes
[[Image:Brorfelde Schmidt Telescope.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Schmidt Telescope at the former Brorfelde Observatory is now used by amateur astronomers. Credit: [[commons:User:Moeng|Mogens Engelund]].]]
A '''radiation telescope''' is an instrument designed to collect and focus radiation so as to make distant sources appear nearer.
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==Radar telescopes==
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[[Image:ADU-1000-3.jpg|thumb|200px|right|This image shows the early planetary radar at [[w:Pluton (complex)|Pluton]], USSR, 1960. Credit: [[commons:User:Rumlin|Rumlin]].]]
[[Image:Arecibo Observatory Aerial View
2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Arecibo Radio Telescope, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, at 1000 feet (305 m) across, is the largest dish antenna in the world. Credit: H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF, NOAA.]]
[[Image:Evpatori.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The image is of the Evpatoria RT-70 radar telescope in the Ukraine. Credit: Bebo.]]
[[Image:TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X.jpg|thumb|right|200px|In this artist's impression TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X are in orbit. Credit: Astrium GmbH.]]
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