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XMM-Newton: the anatomy of an X-ray telescope An X-ray telescope uses shallow incidence angles to gradually direct incoming electromagnetic radiation to a focal point. This diagram shows the optics design used by XMM-Newton, which is similar to that of NuSTAR. ESA / ESTEC