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Uncommon card · Science
Reflecting telescope, an Uncommon card
A reflecting telescope is a telescope that uses a single or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light and form an image.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 40,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Reflecting telescope quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Reflecting telescope card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Almost all of the major ______ used in astronomy research are reflectors.
Answer
telescopes. Almost all of the major telescopes used in astronomy research are reflectors. From the Reflecting telescope article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ryan Hunter-Reay. Ryan Hunter-Reay 87 · Cryptanalysis 75 · Reflecting telescope 71 · Thermohaline circulation 67 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The reflecting telescope was invented in the 17th century by Isaac Newton as an alternative to the refracting telescope which, at that time, was a design that suffered from severe chromatic aberration.
- Although reflecting telescopes produce other types of optical aberrations, it is a design that allows for very large diameter objectives.
- Almost all of the major telescopes used in astronomy research are reflectors.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Reflecting telescope article was read about 40,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Reflecting telescope
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Reflecting telescope (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA/Tom Tschida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
