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Over the last 400 years, telescope technology has come a long way. From dying stars to burping black holes, take a look at the most exciting discoveries in deep space.
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Space Telescopes - Andrew Langley
Future Space: Space Telescopes by Andrew Langley
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Chapter One: Eyes on the Universe
Chapter Two: The Granddaddy of Them All
Chapter Three: Telescopes Near and Far
Chapter Four: Into the Future
Chapter Five: The Biggest Scopes Ever!
Glossary
Read More
Internet Sites
Index
Copyright
Back Cover
CHAPTER ONE
EYES ON THE UNIVERSE
On a clear night, point your phone up at the sky and take a picture. Click! How does it look? Pretty murky and spotty. Try it again. This time zoom in as far as you can. Click! Is that any better? Not really. The planets and stars are too far away.
Imagine you have a giant camera with a mega lens. Click! The photo is much clearer. Now put that giant camera on a rocket and whiz it up into space. Click! Finally, you’ve
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