Which instrument magnifies distant celestial objects?

• A. Telescope
• B. Rain Gauge
• C. Hygrometer
• D. Pictogram

Answer: (A)

Magnifying distant celestial objects is the job of a telescope. It gathers light from far-away objects with a large objective lens or mirror and uses lenses or secondary mirrors to bend and focus that light, producing a bigger, clearer image you can view through an eyepiece. The more light a telescope collects and the proper arrangement of its optical elements, the more detail you can see. The other items listed aren’t for observing the sky: a rain gauge measures rainfall, a hygrometer measures humidity, and a pictogram is a symbolic image used to convey information rather than magnify distant space.