Patent ID: 7027219

Claim:
A telescope system for forming an image of an object and presenting the image to a user, the telescope system including: a first array of flat mirrors including a plurality of first mirrors, the image being light information, the light information incident upon and reflected by each of the first array of mirrors; a primary reflecting curved mirror, each of the first mirrors reflecting light information onto the primary reflecting curved mirror; and a light collection portion, the light collection portion collecting and combining light information, originating from each of the first mirrors, so as to present a viewable image; and wherein the light collection portion includes: a second array of flat mirrors including a plurality of second mirrors, the primary reflecting curved mirror reflecting light information from each of the first mirrors to a corresponding second mirror; a third array of mirrors including a plurality of third mirrors, each of the second mirrors reflecting light information from the primary reflecting curved mirror to a corresponding third mirror; and an eye piece, each of the third mirrors reflecting light information from one of the second mirrors, which corresponds to one of the third mirrors, to the eyepiece so as to combine light information; and wherein the user can view the image in the eyepiece.