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as'tronom'ical tel'escope




a telescope having an objective with a long focal length and an eyepiece with a short focal length, usually used for observing celestial bodies. Also called Kepler telescope.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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