The universe is vaster than we could ever image and seems the more we learn the more mysterious it becomes. Gazing through a telescope is a fascinating hobby that once started can last a lifetime. Today, we offer up a selection of 10 scopes that are suitable for beginner as well as the seasoned sky watcher. They cover the spectrum of features and any of them can fit into most budgets. Learning about the universe in which we live is an exciting hobby and one that you’ll find rewarding as well. So let’s open the door for you stargazing with 10 of the best that the Net and Amazon has to offer.
10. Gskyer Space Astronomical Refractor Telescope 400x80mm Dual-speed Slow Motion with Aluminum Tripod https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XQLV11M
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Two eyepieces let you explore the moon, stars and planets. The tripod is sturdy and you have the help of a 3X Barlow multiplier that increases what you see and with that you can have lots to show and tell your friends about the next day. With a few extra attachments you can even have your laptop control where the scope is directed and follow slow moving objects as they traverse the night sky. We give this scope a rating of 4.1 stars.
7. Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ Telescope https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007UQNKO Refractors are some of the oldest scopes around. However, they get you close to the celestial object quick a sure. The 80mm on this one gives focal length of 900mm. This is enough magnification to take you to Jupiter and you have a #X Barlow multiplier to go with the eyepieces You also get a precision German made equatorial mount that keeps you pointed and looking at your chosen subject of observation. You can’t go wrong with a Celestron telescope that we rate in at 3.9 stars out of 5.
6. Celestron 31042 AstroMaster 114 EQ Reflector Telescope
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Vixen Space Eye 50mm Telescope 32751 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004WO8UWK A great little scope that a nighttime sky watcher can have fun with, though it is not as powerful as the previous scopes we’ve looked it is a great one for a young person to get their feet wet and learn the basics of stargazing. We feel that in some cases a high powered scope can be detrimental to a beginner as it takes a lot of control and patience to get good results. This scope only weighs 6 pound and is a breeze to set up. This lets you get away from the light for that is getting worse every year even out in the country. With this all taken into account we give this scope a nice 4.6 Star rating out of 5.
Final Thoughts
Today you’ve seen 10 telescopes that are able to bring the universe closer for you to enjoy. Some are reflectors and others are refractors. Each has advantages and drawbacks. However, our selection is broad enough that you’ll find one that catches your eye and you’ll want to put up in your back yard. Find the one that suits and then let Amazon do the rest. Then you can start exploring a experiencing the wonders of the universe for
In Alan Lightman’s, “Our Place in the Universe,” he describes his experiences in the Greek Isles explaining how meek it made him feel to be surrounded by the vast ocean with no land in sight except a small strip of brown in the distance. Great thinkers throughout history, have been exploring the visible variety of shapes, colors, and sizes, though the greatest of these are size, from the smallest atom to gargantuan stars. These massive differences in size change the way we view ourselves in the universe. (470) Garth Illingworth, from the University of California, has studied galaxies more than 13 billion light years away from us.
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Who has not ever, even if just for a brief moment, looked up at a dark but vividly lit starry night sky and wondered how far those seemingly little lights reach, and if that beauty goes on forever, or if it ends at some point. I believe this question has been pondered by mankind since our creation, and early astronomers are proof of this pondering. Telescopes began as a way for these early astronomers to chart the stars and planets and their movements as they searched for more than what just the naked eye could offer them. In the early 17th century, craftsman began making telescopes, though the tools to invent them had been available for centuries before. Early telescope were called spyglasses and needed improvement. Galileo's Optic Tube, also known as the Galilean telescope is an example of the early creation of refracting telescopes. There were a few different makers and models of refractor telescopes but it was soon discovered they could make a better telescope. With the beginning of the 18th century came the reflecting telescope, which is also called a reflector; an optical telescope that uses either a single curved mirror, or a combination of curved mirrors. There are many types reflecting telescopes: there is the Gregorian telescope, the Cassegrain telescope, and the Ritchey–Chrétien telescope. But today, we are going to be talking about one telescope in particular; "the 200 inch Hale Telescope, which for decades stood as the largest telescope on the planet"(1), from 1948 to 1976. The Hale telescope opened up the skies in ways we never imagined.
...'s Sharpest View of the Orion Nebula." Www.spacetelescope.org. NASA, 2004. Web. 27 Mar. 2014. .
... it attracted many visitors. Even Princess’ and Dukes came to visit his prized telescope. While living in Slough, Herschel discovered four moons, two orbiting Saturn and two orbiting Uranus. Herschel’s telescope also showed 75 million stars that weren’t able to be seen before.
As the Hubble telescope’s life comes to a historic end, we look back at all it has done for the scientific community. The Hubble has helped scientists make many new discoveries about our universe. Galileo Galilei and Edwin Hubble were huge contributes to the astronomical community, therefore a major help in transforming the first telescope into something as amazing as the Hubble. The first telescope was perfected by Galileo in 1609, and around four hundred years later the Hubble was launched into space. Since then the Hubble has shown scientists many new discoveries about space that they would have never been able to figure out without the Hubble’s help. Since April 1990 the Hubble telescope has been greatly appreciated by the scientific community because of everything it has done. However, the Hubble has faced many problems along its way as well.
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Example #1: This movie of C/1997 T1 (Utsunomiya) was obtained by Tim Puckett on 1997 October 7. It was obtained with a 60-cm reflector and shows the comet's motion over a period of about 75 minutes. The field of view is 9 x 9 arc minutes or about one-third the diameter of the full moon.
The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope in space weighing 24,500 lbs. NASA launched Hubble in 1990, "Hubble is named after Edwin P. Hubble, He was an astronomer"(Rosario). Hubble travels around the Earth taking pictures of planets, stars, and galaxies. "It has seen stars being born and stars die, and it has seen galaxies that are trillions of miles away." Scientists have learned a lot about space from Hubble pictures (Dunbar).
What is astronomy? Astronomy consist of a lot of things that make up our solar system such as: the nine planets, asteroids, meteorites, the moon and the sun. Astronomy is also a fascinating hobby that can be followed by anyone. You do not need to be, as some people seem to imagine, ‘mathematically-minded’ , in order to start, or even to become a very experienced observer. Yet astronomy is one of the few hobbies where not only can you gain great enjoyment, but if you feel want to can very easily make observations of great scientific value.
Centuries ago, people gazed into the night sky wondering what it was that they were looking at. When astronomers first started to study the night sky, like Galileo, Copernicus and even modern day astronomers, they all shared one goal, and that was to see further than anyone has ever before. The invention of the Hubble Space Telescope changed the study of astronomy forever. Astronomers were seeing and learning more in just days of the launch of the telescope than past astronomers had in their lifetimes. The Hubble Space Telescope is the most technologically advanced telescope to enter space. Its advanced technology has made it possible to obtain countless amounts of data about space and open many doors in the exploration of space. Its accuracy has and still is proving/debunking the myths of space.
The Hubble Telescope is the world’s first space-based optical telescope. The Hubble telescope received its name from American astronomer Dr. Edwin P. Hubble. Dr. Hubble confirmed an ever expanding universe which provided the basic foundation of the Big Bang theory. The first concept of the Hubble telescope came from Lyman Spitzer in 1946 who at that time was a professor and researcher at Yale University, Professor Spitzer believed that Earth’s atmosphere blurs and distorts light and a space orbited telescope would be able to surpass this problem. He spent nearly all of his life dedicated to making this concept into a reality. (http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/)
A telescope is a device used to magnify distant objects. Telescopes can be used to look at things on earth or at objects in space. The telescopes for use on the earth are known as terrestrial telescopes and the telescopes for looking into space are known as astronomical telescopes.
This telescope is the result of an international collaboration of 17 countries lead by NASA, European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency. It will help us determine the geometry of the universe and enable us to establish whether the universe will expand forever.