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Doesn't the one in this image have a mirror too? at the bottom to make the image come out at the side instead of the end? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.89.187|162.158.89.187]]
 
Doesn't the one in this image have a mirror too? at the bottom to make the image come out at the side instead of the end? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.89.187|162.158.89.187]]
 
Something went wrong on my comment - only the part after "doesn't" is from me, the part before was what i was commenting on, idk why it is not seperated [[Special:Contributions/162.158.89.187|162.158.89.187]]
 
Something went wrong on my comment - only the part after "doesn't" is from me, the part before was what i was commenting on, idk why it is not seperated [[Special:Contributions/162.158.89.187|162.158.89.187]]
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That's a good point: as drawn, the refracting telescope still has a mirror and also wouldn't be able to see space vampires.  However, the refracting telescope doesn't have to have a secondary mirror, and there are plenty that don't, so it is more the drawing that is wrong rather than the text of the comic.[[User:Cmancone|Cmancone]] ([[User talk:Cmancone|talk]]) 14:31, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

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Nitpick: The refracting telescope, drawn correctly, has a mirror in the optical path (image inverter), but it is made with a special vampire reflecting material Ichorium. Doesn't the one in this image have a mirror too? at the bottom to make the image come out at the side instead of the end? 162.158.89.187 Something went wrong on my comment - only the part after "doesn't" is from me, the part before was what i was commenting on, idk why it is not seperated 162.158.89.187

That's a good point: as drawn, the refracting telescope still has a mirror and also wouldn't be able to see space vampires. However, the refracting telescope doesn't have to have a secondary mirror, and there are plenty that don't, so it is more the drawing that is wrong rather than the text of the comic.Cmancone (talk) 14:31, 27 January 2017 (UTC)