The history of the telescope dates back to the early 1600’s when Galileo Galilei peered through an odd new device he had invented to look at the stars in the night sky. Suddenly, this well known and familiar place revealed itself as a barely exposed mystery. It was then that Galileo knew that his telescope was a ground breaking device and history was made.
History has shown that telescopes would evolve into powerful tools as the years passed. Refractors and reflectors would become the two basic types of telescope and as technology became more and more advanced, so did the telescopes.
In fact, in the history of the telescope, there was a time when the size of a telescope was almost cartoonish in proportion. Modern day history of the telescope has really been made mostly in the field of commercial telescopes and those that are used by the government as well as professional astronomers.
Another exciting development in the history of telescopes occurred when manufacturers began to make some models with cameras attached to them. Over the years, this advancement has made for some amazing pictures of the galaxies that exist above us. If you have ever seen a picture of the Milky Way taken with a powerful telescope, the result is absolutely brilliant and breathtaking.
Now, there are millions of people who really enjoy going out on a clear night and looking at the stars, the moon, and the constellations. If Galileo hadn’t made history by having the desire to make the first telescope, we would simply be relegated to looking with our naked eye.
