Stargazer Telescope for Astronomy Kids Children Adults Beginners - Portable Telescopes, 50mm Aperture, 400mm Astronomical Moon Planets Refractor, Eyepieces, Adjustable Tripod, Storage Bag

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Follow the progress of constellations throughout the seasons with this beautiful companion to the night sky.

Professor Fred Watson, one of Australia’s top astronomers, writes clearly and skillfully, without technical jargon but with a dash of humor, explaining the science and technology behind the telescope, and the enormous impact that it has had for four hundred years on how we have come to understand our universe. From its humble beginnings in seventeenth-century Holland, when a simple spectacle-maker first presented his invention to his country’s military leaders, to today’s colossal structures housed in space-age cathedrals, the telescope has unlocked nature’s secrets. Using a stellarscope is straightforward. And in the past decade, the Hubble Space Telescope has brought us to the very edges of the universe, and the very beginning of time. Discover our full range of Royal Museums Greenwich publications. 5 inch viewing map. Stargazer brings to life the story of these brilliant, and sometime quirky, scientists as they turned their eyes and ideas beyond what anyone thought possible. One of the advantages of a stellarscope is its portability. A stellarscope is essentially a handheld device designed to help IDENTIFY AND LOCATE STARS, constellations, and other celestial objects.

A beautiful gift for anyone interested in the night sky.

• Hardback
• go meteor spotting, track the phases of the moon and explore the constellations
• never miss a night sky event wherever you are in the world with this month-by-month guide
• English
• discover fascinating celestial facts and notable astronomical anniversaries
• worldwide coverage – with details for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres
• 272 pages