A Detailed Insight Into the 8-Inch and 6-Inch Telescopes Like binoculars and the corrective lens, telescopes let us see things using our eyes. For practical usage of telescopes, it is always advisable to keep away any corrective lens before viewing through the telescopes. There are many different telescopes, each designed for a specific purpose. For […]
Month: July 2022
Some telescopes seem to move in awkward ways. If you are new to telescopes or you just received your first telescope you might be surprised to find that it moves around awfully funny. I mean that you can’t easily move it and point it at objects. There is nothing wrong with your telescope! It is […]
Understanding the Manufacturers of Telescopes One of the most important things you need to consider when buying a telescope is who makes it. A telescope is an astronomical instrument. It is composed of lenses and mirrors that have to be well made in order to function adequately. Remember that you need to gather the light […]
There are probably over 1,000 astronomy books readily available for you to buy and if you have been looking around you are no doubt wondering which ones are good? Well, I am going to give you three recommendations on astronomy books that are specially aimed at beginners and are easy to read and use. And […]
This article will take a look at telescope mirrors. Show you how they work and explain all about them. A telescope mirror is not the same as a regular mirror. It is significantly different and it is a high precision piece of scientific apparatus that has been carefully made to specifications within less that a […]
New Discoveries on the Origins of the Telescope The origins of who invented the telescope may be lost to time but conventional wisdom, with supporting records, generally lends credence to the first telescope maker as being a Dutch spectacle maker named Hans Lippershey. In 1608 he applied for a patent for a telescope and the […]
How Galileo’s Telescope Created the Modern Science of Astronomy Galileo challenged conventional views of the universe by observing by observing objects in the sky then applying the laws of mathematics and logic to what he saw. He turned the telescope into an important tool of understanding the universe we live in. Before Galileo turned his […]
There are different types of telescopes available on the market depending on different features. Here we will discuss the tube assembly and light path of five types of telescopes. Fig 1: tube assembly and light path of five types of telescopes The image shows how they are different in assembly and lightpaths and they have […]