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Ever since Galileo Galilei adapted a Dutch invention for astronomical use, astronomical telescope making has been an evolving discipline. Many astronomers after the time of Galileo built their own telescopes out of necessity, but the advent of amateurs in the field building telescopes for their own enjoyment and education seems to have come into prominence in the 20th century.
Sentinel Space Telescope: Proposed space telescope Sentry (monitoring system) Siding Spring Survey: 2004 2013 Space Situational Awareness Programme: 2009 [5] Spacewatch: 1984 [6] Ukrainian Optical Facilities for Near-Earth Space Surveillance Network: Vera C. Rubin Observatory: 2024 Ground-based survey telescope (under construction)
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For instance, a telescope was referred to as a "geranium", which is a type of flower. A "potted geranium" referred to a telescope in a tube and rocker, while a "geranium in bloom" referred to a telescope whose mirror was now aluminized. [5] Eventually Dobson was given the option of ceasing his telescope building or leaving the order. He chose ...
Tasco's telescopes have a reputation as entry-level equipment. [2] [3] It is one of several companies advertising their products based on claims of high magnification, far beyond any attainable usable magnification. [2] Tasco's telescopes tend to be referred to as "department store telescopes."
When Edmund Scientific introduced the telescope in 1976 they called it "The Edmund Wide-Field Telescope" with a Part Number "2001" [5] Edmund had a public contest which ran until November 15, 1976, to come up with a name. [6] The winning name was "Astroscan 2001". The "2001" part of the name was dropped over time.
an amateur search project The Habitable Exoplanet Hunting Project: Active 1 (candidate) [38] [39] International network of more than 30 observatories including universities and amateur astronomers. Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey (TrES) Decommissioned 5 Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST) Active 7
Ritchey 24" reflecting Telescope. George Willis Ritchey (December 31, 1864 – November 4, 1945) was an American optician and telescope maker and astronomer born at Tuppers Plains, Ohio. [1] [2] Ritchey was educated as a furniture maker. He coinvented the Ritchey–Chrétien (R–C) reflecting telescope along with Henri Chrétien. The R-C ...