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Is a radio telescope a refracting telescope?

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No. A radio telescope is always a reflecting telescope; the wire mesh in the dish is opaque and reflective at radio frequencies. The parabolic dish reflects all of the radio waves back to the feed horn, which is at (or near) the focus of the parabola.

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