The original spyglass was a refracting telescope. The earliest type of optical telescope was invented in 1608 by three people from the Netherlands: Hans Lippershey, Zacharias Janssen and Jacob Metius. By 1609, Galileo made his own design after hearing of the invention. Since then, many advancements have been made and the refractor telescope has become…
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The Next Five Total Solar Eclipses to Point Your Telescope at
When is the next eclipse? Total solar eclipses offer the most captivating and fleeting astronomical sight of all: the solar corona. Invisible at all other times because of the glare of the Sun’s disk, this outer atmosphere is only revealed to onlookers during a couple of minutes in the middle of a total solar eclipse…
Astronomy Events in 2016: The Stargazer’s Calendar
There are numerous astronomy events in 2016 that any enthusiastic stargazer should look out for. While the most significant current astronomy events in 2014 and 2015 broadened our horizon and took our breath away, the astronomy events in 2016 are certainly up to par. Recent articles about astronomy current events highlight that quite a few…