X-ray Telescope

An X-ray telescope (XRT) is a telescope that is designed to observe remote objects in the X-ray spectrum. In order to get above the Earth's atmosphere, which is opaque to X-rays, X-ray telescopes must be mounted on high altitude rockets or artificial satellites.

Read more about X-ray Telescope:  Optical Design, History of X-ray Telescopes

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    The telescope at one end of his beat,
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