Welcome to

Astronomy Summer School

Day – 3 | Session – 1
6 to 12 June 2022
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Session 4: Introduction to
Telescopes
Objectives
• What are telescopes?

• Types of Telescopes
• Working of various
telescopes
• Famous telescopes around
the World
• How to align telescopes
• Kinds of telescope mounts
What is a telescope?
Tele: Far
Scope: To See
Telescope: To see far!
Lenses

Converging

Diverging
Mirrors

Converging

Diverging
Brightness of Stars
How well can our eyes see?
Who invented the telescope?

Hans Lippershey Galileo Galilei

The Looker
The Refractor Telescope
Problems with lenses
 Problems with lenses

Focal Distance(Length) increases with size of lens.

Issac Newton and Reflector Telescopes
Working of reflector telescopes
Compound Telescopes
Difficulties with Reflector Telescopes
Properties: Aperture
Properties: Aperture
Properties: Resolution
Properties: Magnification
Magnification = Image Size / Object Size

Magnification = Objective focal length /

Eyepiece Focal length
Magnification and Resolution
Binoculars and Telescopes
Focussing the Image
Telescope Mounts
Problems with Atmosphere
Space Telescopes
Yerkes Observatory
The Very Large Telescopes
The 30m Telescope
European Extremely Large Telescope
The Binocular Telescope
The Light Spectrum
Optical Telescope: Hubble
UV Telescope: Galex
IR Telescope: JWST
Radio Telescope: GMRT
 FAST and Arecibo

FAST, China Arecibo, Puerto Rico

How far can a telescope see?
Which telescope is the best?
Demonstration: Refractor Telescope
 Demonstration: Reflector Telescope
Step 1: Alignment
Demonstration: Reflector Telescope
Quiz
Do you have any questions?
 Thank You!
Don’t forget to look up.