Not every telescope has mirrors although it would be impossible to spot a human size object any significant distance away so they would have to want to be seen.

I always liked the premise where the countries that do the necrocacy stuff-- promoting dead generals and leaders to ever higher ranks and titles, still treating them as head of state...

It's because they're not dead. Kim Il-Sung is just biding his time in a coffin, gradually getting shoulder cramps as more and more brass is fitted to his uniform.

sssh. don't tell em about refracting telescopes

NASA is currently a developing a wooden stake so long that it can stab a vampires heart 300km away.

I wish I got one to share!