At the mirror of a reflecting telescope, the light reflects from a coated surface rather than refracting through a lens. This eliminates:

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Reflecting telescopes use mirrors instead of lenses, which eliminates chromatic aberration because mirrors reflect all wavelengths of light equally, unlike lenses which refract different wavelengths by different amounts, leading to color fringing around objects.

At the Mirror of a Reflecting Telescope, the Light Reflects