Optical Telescope

Date :
1608

Name And Description :

Optical Telescope it is an earliest record of a telescope that gathers and focuses light mainly
from the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, to create a magnified image for direct
visual inspection to make a photograph, or to collect data through electronic image sensors.

Proponent/Advocate Or Inventor:
Galileo Galilei

Way(S) How It Transformed The Society:

An optical telescope's helps the society to have an ability to resolve small details directly
related to the diameter or aperture of its objective and its light-gathering power is related to
the area of the objective. The larger the objective, the lighter the telescope collects and the
finer detail it resolves.

People use optical telescopes for outdoor activities such as observational astronomy,
ornithology, pilotage, hunting and reconnaissance, as well as indoor/semi-outdoor activities
such as watching performance arts and spectator sports.