Astromedia Build a Working Galileo Telescope STEM Model Kit for Age 8+
Astromedia Build a Working Galileo Telescope STEM Model Kit for Age 8+
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Build your own telescope, just like Galileo!
Galileo is famous for being the first man to point a telescope at the night sky. With this simple kit you can build yourself a telescope with an upright image, like the one he used in the 17th century. Can you find the moons of Jupiter, like Galileo did?
The factor of magnification is 10x, ideal for Moon craters and even the moons of Jupiter.
A Galilean telescope uses a convex objective lens and a concave eyepiece lens. This has the advantage of producing an upright image, but it also limits the field of view significantly. The lenses of a Kepler telescope on the other hand are both convex, producing an upside-down image, which is no problem for astronomical observations. At the same time the field of view is MUCH larger! With the Build Your Own Kepler Telescope Kit, you can make the comparison yourself!
When paired with the Small Solar Filter Film, the Galileo telescope can be used for observing sunspots during the day.
The Galileo telescope is easy to build and is ideal as teaching material in Secondary Schools. It can be used for group and project work on the subject of astronomy and physics.
Extra Information:
Galileo did not invent the telescope, but made a decisive improvement shortly after it was invented in Holland. His telescope had a larger, outwardly curved converging lens as an objective (towards the observed object) and a smaller, inwardly curved diverging lens as an eyepiece (towards the eye). Opera glasses are still made according to this principle today.
Curious Minds did you know: Galileo was sent to roman prison for his work with a telescope, as his results were said to support Copernicus' theory of heliocentrism which was claimed heretic by the Roman catholic church.
This kit is not pre-punched, the parts need cutting out with scissors or a craft-knife.
The kit includes the OptiMedia lenses 1 and 9.
Magnification: 10x
Construction time: 35 min
Size: 5 x 5 x 30 (-45) cm
Suitable for children aged 8 and up, with adult assistance.
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