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 Telescopic Binoculars - Tailor Made For the Astronomer

Published 2010/12/21 18:16:00 - Ceramic Ball

All thanks to the man who first invented the first telescope. Unfortunately he died anonymous. As they say, the Great live and die in silence. But Hans Lippershey who popularized the use of it was luckier to be recognized. Later on its use was extended to the skies by Galileo Galilee in the study of astronomy. With his first astronomical telescope he introduced the heavens to the world. Being the first of its kind, it had its limitations. The arrangement of the glass lenses hindered further magnification. This was in the year 1609. Almost 100 years later another great scientist Sir Isaac Newton altered the telescope inserting a curved mirror that would absorb the light and reflect it to a particular point of focus which magnified objects millions of times greater than the ordinary lens. The telescopes that you and I use today follow the same designs but with larger mirrors and improved technology.

The telescope as the word suggests is an instrument facilitating the extension of a scope to a far distance. And the binocular is an extension of the telescope in usage. Telescopes collect more light and provide high resolution images allowing greater details to be seen of greater distances. They come with different eyepieces for different focal lengths and are hence very flexible in configuration. But the monocular design, heavier weight and high costs makes it necessary to look at a more comfortable replacement.

Binoculars, unlike telescopes are fitted with two objective lenses and prisms, one for each eye, making them more comfortable to use and cheaper due to its low weight and size. But the power of the telescope does not come with the binocular.

Looking at the negatives of both these instruments, some optics geniuses thought of combining their positives and landing at a fresh combo which would be called the telescope binocular. This would be the best of both with the powerful lenses of the telescope and the very comfortable design of the traditional binocular. Some models even come with interchangeable lenses making different fields of view available. So the built-in lens of the binocular is done away with. If any of you out there is a budding astronomer, then you can be sure you have your best bet here. To see a great discussion about these instruments, look here astronomy binoculars.

Telescope binoculars are especially for the purpose of astronomy. They can however be used for other activities like bird watching or any such activity. Tailor made for the discovery of the skies; they are bulkier than the friendly binoculars and must be handled with care. But with no setup time, and easy portability, to the astronomer this combo pack has been a boon.

The high power astronomy telescope binoculars for amateur astronomers should not be confused with the the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT), which has been atop Mt. Graham in Arizona, USA, the result of over two decades of effort, and is the largest telescope to have ever been made in terms of light collection capacity. Its resolution has been unrivalled by any other optical telescope so far. Not even the very sophisticated Hubble Space Telescope. Ever wondered how the first stars and galaxies formed or what the world beyond our solar system really looks like? Then you might get some clues to your curiosity from the LBT. It is one of the most remarkable advances in the quest to know the unknown.

 

 

 

 

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