an astronomer’s guide to buying a home telescope
- Written by Rebecca Allen, Swinburne Space Office Project Coordinator | Manager Swinburne Astronomy Productions, Swinburne University of Technology
ShutterstockSince time immemorial, humans have been fascinated by the night sky.
Our relationship with it was forever changed in the early 1600s, when Galileo Galilei raised a small hand-held telescope to the sky and became the first person to see Jupiter’s moons and Saturn’s rings.
Optical telescopes today range from pocket telescopes...





