The ideal shape for the primary mirror of a telescope is __________

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concave parabolic

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The__________of a lens or mirror is the distance from that lens or mirror to the point where it focuses parallel rays of light

A) image distance B) focal length C) radius of curvature D) object distance

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Because it is less dense than Jupiter, Saturn is more oblate than Jupiter, even though it rotates slightly more slowly

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