Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2009
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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #229.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.489
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The Galileoscope project represents a attempt to provide a high quality telescope kit for educational purposes that can be built and used to recreate the observations of Galileo. A volunteer team has aided in the design and testing of the kit. The kit is designed to function as an optical bench with an experiment kit included. For observational astronomy the high optical quality and superior usability of the telescope enable one to make detailed observations of the phases of Venus, lunar mountains and craters, the movements of the Galilean satellites, and the rings of Saturn. This talk will summarize the optical, educational, and usability requirements of the Galileoscope kit.
This work was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation Astronomy Division. NOAO is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), Inc. under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation.
Arion Douglas N.
Pompea Stephen M.
Smith Thomas C.
Tresch Fienberg Richard
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