If you focus a store-bought telescope at the full Moon on a typical clear night, the full Moon will be viewed as _________________.
A)right-side up
B)upside down
C)a dot in the sky
D)the color red

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When you look through a typical store-bought telescope, the image you see is upside down due to the way the lenses or mirrors inside the telescope invert the light coming into the telescope. This is a common characteristic of many optical telescopes.

If You Focus a Store-Bought Telescope at the Full Moon