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  Compound (Catadioptric)
 
 
Catadioptric telescopes use both lenses and mirrors.
   
  The Schmidt-Cassegrain, which was invented in the 1960s, is the most popular type of telescope; it uses a secondary mirror that bounces light through a hole in the primary mirror to an eyepiece
   
 
   
  Maksutov-Cassegrain
   
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