Reflcting Telescopes

Question 1

Describe how a rejecting telescope works.

Answer 1

They have large lenses which improve the magnification.
The curved primary mirror focuses parallel light rays from a distant object to an image in the same way as the objective lens in refracting telescopes.
The image is magnifies by the eyepiece lens.

Question 2

Where are waves reflected?

Answer 2

At boundaries between different materials.