Multiple Choice
Chromatic aberration occurs in a refracting telescope when
A) the different colors of light do not focus at the same point.
B) some wavelengths are scattered out of the telescope by imperfections in the glass in the lenses or are reflected back by the front surface of the lens.
C) the lenses bend under their own weight, distorting the final image.
D) light from some wavelengths is absorbed by the lenses, distorting the colors of objects.
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