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First telescope
The first telescope was created by Galileo Galilei and could only magnify what was visible to the human eye. -
The refracting telescope
A man by the name of Johannes Hevelius created a telescope that receives and focuses the light which is then viewed through the second piece of glass. It was 150 feet long. -
Discovery of Uranus
A ma by the name of Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus through a hand-made refracting telescope. -
The First Picture Of The Moon
A man by the name John William Draper used the daguerreotype process to create a picture of the moon. -
Expeditions to Venus
The US Naval Observatory sent 8 expeditions around the world to the transit of Venus. They took 1700 photos together. -
The Biggest Refracting Telescope
Yerkes Observatory created a 40 inch telescope that to this day, is one of the largest refracting telescopes! -
Edwins Discovery
A 100 foot telescope was made and Edwin Hubble then determined the Nebula is beyond the Milky Way. -
Discovery of Pluto
Pluto was discovered by a man named Clyde Tombaugh. Pluto is the outermost and smallest planet of the Milky Way. -
The Hale Scope
California is home to the 200 inch Hale reflecting telescope that has been making cutting edge discoveries ever since it was built. Some of these discoveries are whole new galaxies. -
The Hubble Space Scope
The Hubble telescope was lifted into orbit and ever since has been making unparallelled discoveries and images. The telescope has had many fixes and improvements since it takeoff. -
Binocular telescope
The twin-mirrored huge Binocular Telescope was used for the first time in Arizona. This telescope delivers images ten times better than the Hubble Space Telescope.
