Observatory tools
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Observatory tools
Identify light-gathering equipment, lens assemblies and pointing terms.
Instrument that gathers light to view distant objects (9)
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4 Across answers meet 4 Down answers. Identify light-gathering equipment, lens assemblies and pointing terms. Mirror-based and lens-based telescopes receive separate clues.
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Observatory tools
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1. Instrument that gathers light to view distant objects (9)
3. Telescope whose main light-gathering element is a mirror (9)
5. Direction around the horizon measured as an angle (7)
7. Lens assembly a telescope user looks through (8)
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2. Instrument that separates light into its spectrum for viewing (12)
4. Telescope whose main light-gathering element is a lens (9)
5. Diameter of a telescope's main light-gathering opening (8)
6. Structure that supports and points a telescope (5)