Log Astronomy: Unleash your inner Galileo!

Sabtu, 15 Februari 2025

Unleash your inner Galileo!

Save $30 now on the Galileoscope Build-Your-Own Telescope Kit!

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It's Galileo's birthday!

Celebrate by saving $30 on the iconic Galileoscope

As the anniversary of Galileo's birth, February 15th is the perfect day to tip your telescope to the man largely considered to be "the father of modern observational astronomy." It's also a great time to try practicing astronomy Galileo's way by grabbing a Galileoscope kit at a stellar price!

Galileoscope Kit

$49.99

$79.99

Galileoscope Kit with Solar Filter

$53.94

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ABOUT THE GALILEOSCOPE KIT:

• The Galileoscope telescope kit includes all of the parts and instructions needed to build a 50mm refractor

• Assembly is quick and requires no tools or adhesives

• Enjoy views of the lunar surface, Jupiter's Galilean moons, Saturn's rings and bright star clusters

• Kit includes a 25x eyepiece and a custom accessory that can be assembled as a 2x Barlow lens for a power of 50x or a 17x Galilean eyepiece with a right-side-up field of view less than 1/2° wide so the user can experience the views Galileo had of the expansive night sky

• Learn basic optical concepts, including how lenses form images and how magnification affects field of view

Astrophotographer James Hubbard captured this wide field image of Jupiter and the Galilean moons with the aid of an Explore Scientific PMC-Eight GoTo Mount.

How did Galileo advance astronomy?

Galileo's list of scientific accomplishments and inventions is daunting and covers a wide range of disciplines. In terms of astronomy, his most astounding contributions began in 1609 when he made remarkable improvements to a simple Dutch spyglass that was at the time awaiting patent. Even though he had not seen the rumored device, he reasoned out how it would operate and created his own 3x telescope. Eventually his experiments led to larger magnification capabilities.

Using the scopes he designed, Galileo made many notable observations including discovering four of Jupiter's largest moons, providing proof that Venus had phases and revealing that the Moon's surface was not smooth but was instead a topographical treat that he went on to chart. He observed sunspots and confirmed that the heavens held vast amounts of stars that the naked eye could not discern.