The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...

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Well, any of us who has ever looked through a telescope could say the same, for the two principal types in use today were developed by giants: the refractor by Galileo and the reflector by Newton.

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McKim Observatory still houses many of its original instruments, including a 9.53 inch Clark Refractor telescope, a meridian transit telescope, and a gravity driven chronograph. Missing from the early ...

The Beaverlab Finder TW2 is not a smart telescope, but its design makes it unique. This 82mm/3.2-inch refractor is one of a kind in that a lightweight plastic camera can be attached to it in place ...

The latter is to make it more convenient to view images high up in the sky. After all, as a refractor telescope it uses a lens to form an image so it’s necessary to stand behind the optical tube ...