Humans have always been interested in learning about the sky. Telescopes allow people to see objects in outer space and have improved our understanding of the universe. The document discusses the history of telescopes from the first telescope patented in 1608 to modern space telescopes, which are the most powerful. It also provides interesting facts about the Hubble Space Telescope, such as that it is located 547 km from Earth's surface.
Humans have always been interested in learning about the sky. Telescopes allow people to see objects in outer space and have improved our understanding of the universe. The document discusses the history of telescopes from the first telescope patented in 1608 to modern space telescopes, which are the most powerful. It also provides interesting facts about the Hubble Space Telescope, such as that it is located 547 km from Earth's surface.
Humans have always been interested in learning about the sky. Telescopes allow people to see objects in outer space and have improved our understanding of the universe. The document discusses the history of telescopes from the first telescope patented in 1608 to modern space telescopes, which are the most powerful. It also provides interesting facts about the Hubble Space Telescope, such as that it is located 547 km from Earth's surface.
WEEK: 2 PROYECT: 2 TOPIC: Telescopes • Draw a telescope and identify its parts. After watching the video answer the questions. Why do people need a telescope nowadays? How is it important in people's lives? 1. Listen to the teacher's lecture and complete the following activities. Do you know what we can use to see what is in outer space? Source: Pixabay Answer true (T) or false (F). lf it is false, correct it to make it true. a. Humans have always been interested in learning about the sky. ( ) b. The telescope has always been the same. ( ) c. The first telescope was patented in 1608 and was used to see the sky. ( ) d. Galileo Galilei was the first person to see the moon. and its craters. ( ) e. The first telescope was invented in 1694 by Christian Huygens. ( ) f. Isaac Newton invented a smaller, portable telescope. ( ) g. M51 is a star. ( ) h. Giant telescopes were built in the XVIII century. ( ) i. Radio telescopes were invented before giant telescopes. ( ) j. Space telescopes are the most powerful telescopes. ( ) lnteresting Facts Hubble Telescope This telescope was named in honor of Edward Hubble who discovered thousands of galaxies from an observatory in California. lt is located 547 km from the planet's surface and can travel the complete orbit in 95 minutes. Since 1990, Hubble has made more than 1 .3 million observations.