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xkcd #3182: Telescope Types

Title text:

I'm trying to buy a gravitational lens for my camera, but I can't tell if the manufacturers are listing comoving focal length or proper focal length.

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[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3182:_Telescope_Types

I missed some puns as it seems. E.g. the comoving or proper distances in gravitational lenses. Or the spicy liquid mirrors.