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  1. Galileo FS-102 Catadioptric Newtonian - Cloudy Nights

    Dec 14, 2009 · In the interest of full disclosure I have no financial stake in any of the companies listed in the following article. Galileo is a smaller telescope company that sells quirky, lower-end telescopes …

  2. Constructing a Galilean Refractor - Cloudy Nights

    Sep 10, 2008 · Constructing a Galilean refractor based on "Old Discoverer" facsimile of "Old Discoverer" Galileo learned of the telescope in the spring of 1609 from a former student, Jacques Badovere, and …

  3. Galileo's Telescope - Astronomical History - Cloudy Nights

    Oct 12, 2009 · Galileo's Telescope I doubt there are many amateur astronomers out there who are unaware that this year marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's discovery of the craters and …

  4. Galileo's telescope - Beginners Forum (No Astrophotography

    Mar 27, 2014 · Galileo heard of this invention in 1609, and by the end of that year he had crafted several versions including the telescope that made the critical observations reported in Sidereus Nuncius. …

  5. Video: Galileo Galilei Lesson for Kids - Study.com

    Discover the life of Galileo Galilei in this engaging video lesson for kids. Learn interesting facts about this famous scientist and take a quiz for practice!

  6. Galileo, the Telescope & the Church - Lesson | Study.com

    In the early 1600s, Italian scientist Galileo used a telescope to explore the solar system. Learn about Galileo, his experiments and scientific process, his use of the telescope, and the conflict ...

  7. Galileo G118DX 1000 x 118mm Reflector Telesope - Cloudy Nights

    Page 2 of 3 - Galileo G118DX 1000 x 118mm Reflector Telesope - posted in Beginners Forum (No Astrophotography): A 32mm Plössl will be the least expensive way of nearly maximizing the …

  8. Replicas of Galileo's Telescopes? - Refractors - Cloudy Nights

    Nov 18, 2011 · Replicas of Galileos Telescopes? - posted in Refractors : The Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy, preserves two original telescopes of Galileo Galilei, dating from 1609/10 (IMSS inventory …

  9. The Discoveries of Galileo – Part 2: Sunspots and Their Movements

    Jan 24, 2021 · The Discoveries of Galileo – Part 2: Sunspots and Their Movements Last month I wrote in Part 1 about Galileo’s discovery that the wandering star, Jupiter, was a planet that had four …

  10. Galileo Mars' Eye Red Dot Finder - Accessories - Cloudy Nights

    Dec 24, 2009 · I had a new scope--a home-built F/4 8" travel dob--and needed a red dot for it. The two Walmarts around here that I visited were all out of the Daisy RDFs I use on my other scopes, so I …