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[[Image:Brorfelde Schmidt Telescope.jpg|thumb|right|250px|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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==Astronomy==
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[[Image:Mauna Kea observatory.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sunset over four telescopes of the [[w:Mauna Kea Observatories|Mauna Kea Observatories]] is pictured, from left to right: the [[w:Subaru Telescope|Subaru Telescope]], the twin [[w:W. M. Keck Observatory|Keck I and II telescope]]s, and the [[w:NASA Infrared Telescope Facility|NASA Infrared Telescope Facility]]. Credit: [http://flickr.com/photos/35188692@N00 Alan L].]]
[[Astronomy/Keynote lectures/Astronomy|Astronomy]] may be accomplished by observation using personal senses, or augmented with the use of instruments. The telescope itself can be moved on or by vehicles along the ground, on water, in the air, or above the Earth's atmosphere, and throughout the nearby [[Interplanetary medium/Keynote lecture|interplanetary medium]].

Observational astronomy benefits from electronics, mechanisms, tools, and machinery.

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