Detecting, collecting & focusing light
Telescopes
Telescopes For all the colors of light. Similar to the telescope Galileo used to see the moons of Jupiter, the moon, and Venus Uses Lenses!
Historians, Mars - A project for humanity
12.3 space exploration
Collimating a Newtonian Telescope
Project 105
Astronaut-Aided Construction of a Large Lunar Telescope Background Concepts for large astronomical facilities to follow the Next Generation Space Telescope.
Observatories and Telescopes Mauna Kea, Hawaii (14,000 ft) Why do telescopes need to be located at high altitude and dry climate ?
TELESCOPIC ASTRONOMY. What is a telescope? What are telescopes used for? View distant objects Collect light.
Www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk How does your Universe work? Explore Investigate Discover National Schools' Observatory.
TELESCOPIC ASTRONOMY. First Telescope 1608- Hans Lippershey. Dutch lens grinder. 1609- Galileo. Built his own telescope, used it for scientific study.