Galileoscope
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No other beginner’s telescope shows so much for so little!
Easy to assemble – Quality optics – Great for beginners
Learn about Optics and View the Sky and Celestial Bodies just as Galileo did 400 Years Ago
Budding astronomers of all ages can have fun and practice STEM skills by assembling their very own telescope while learning basic optical concepts including how lenses form images and how magnification affects field of view.
Once assembled, the telescope will offer views of lunar craters and mountains, four moons circling Jupiter, the phases of Venus, Saturn’s rings, bright double stars, star clusters, nebula, and countless stars invisible to the unaided eye.
The Galileoscope is 400 years of product development in the making – this high-quality, low cost telescope kit was developed by leading astronomers, optical engineers, and science educators to showcase how early astronomers made their discoveries.
Don’t waste your money on a toy or department store telescope. Get the beginner’s telescope designed by astronomers!
$62.95
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Camera tripod not included
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QUICK OVERVIEW
- Ideal for beginners!
- The Galileoscope telescope is an easy-to-assemble, 50-mm (2-inch) diameter, 25- to 50-power achromatic refractor.
- Assembly is quick and requires no tools or adhesives.
- You get two telescopes in one – one very similar to what Galileo used so you can experience the views he had of the sky, and a more modern type, improving upon Galileo’s 400-year-old design.
- Sight an object, push/pull/twist the focus tube and enjoy bright, clear images.
- Camera tripod highly recommended for best results. Fits any standard camera tripod.
- Explore how optics work, then go outside at night and see the celestial wonders first glimpsed by Galileo more than 400 years ago.
- For ages 10+
WARNING: Use with adult supervision only. CHOCKING HAZARD – small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
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EASY TO ASSEMBLE
Watch this video to see how simple the Galileoscope is to assemble.
Be sure to explore http://web.archive.org/web/20220525003341/http://teachingwithtelescopes.org/index.html
for extensive information about assembling and using a Galileoscope.
Check out the Galileoscope Observing Guide at
http://web.archive.org/web/20170413092226/http://teachingwithtelescopes.org/Galileoscope_Observing_Guide.pdf
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Budding Astronomers and Teachers
Getting Started with your First Observations
Specifications
Created as a cornerstone project for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy (IYA), the Galileoscope telescope kit solved a long-standing problem: the lack of a high-quality, low-cost kit suitable for both optics education and celestial observation. The Galileoscope was also a cornerstone project of the 2015 International Year of Light (IYL).
Over the course of the project managed by volunteers and promoted mainly through word-of-mouth, more than a quarter-million Galileoscope kits have been distributed to teachers, students, and other enthusiasts in more than 110 countries for science education and public outreach.