Explore Scientific Galileoscope Refractor Telescope STEM Kit | GSCOPE
GSCOPE
Explore Scientific Galileoscope Refractor Telescope STEM Kit | GSCOPE
GSCOPE
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Product Description
Created as a cornerstone project for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy (IYA), the Galileoscope telescope kit solved a long-standing problem: the lack of a high-quality, low-cost kit suitable for both optics education and celestial observation. The Galileoscope was also a cornerstone project of the 2015 International Year of Light (IYL).
Over the course of the project managed by volunteers and promoted mainly through word-of-mouth, more than a quarter-million Galileoscope kits have been distributed to teachers, students, and other enthusiasts in more than 110 countries for science education and public outreach.
The program was only expected to last through the IYA, but the global astronomy education and outreach community loved the kit and asked its creators (Stephen M. Pompea, Richard Tresch Fienberg, Douglas N. Arion, Thomas C. Smith, and Douglas Isbell) to keep it in production, and after nearly ten years of serving the educational STEM community that team was preparing to wind down.
But the demand by the educational community has remained strong, and a search ensued to find a worthy successor of the Galileoscope. Explore Scientific was approached in late 2018 to take over manufacturing and distribution, and we both felt the project was a good fit for Explore Scientific. Now we can ensure that educators and students around the world can continue the legacy of unlocking the learning process of exploring the universe with telescopes that people assemble themselves with the original Galileoscope Kit!
What can I see with a Explore Scientific Galileoscope Refractor Telescope STEM Kit | GSCOPE?
Here are some simulated views of common objects. Results with your telescope will vary with viewing conditions, obrits, equipment and more.
Jupiter with
20mm Eyepiece - 25x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Jupiter with
10mm Eyepiece - 50x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Jupiter with
5mm Eyepiece - 100x Magnification
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Moon with 20mm Eyepiece
25x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Moon with 10mm Eyepiece
50x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Moon with 5mm Eyepiece
100x Magnification
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Andromeda with 36mm Eyepiece
14x Magnification
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Andromeda with 20mm Eyepiece
25x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Andromeda with 10mm Eyepiece
50x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
What's in the Box
Specifications
| Objective Diameter | 50 mm (2 inches) |
| Objective Focal Length | 500 mm (f/10) |
| Eyepiece Focal Length | 20 mm |
| Magnification | 25x (50x with Barlow) |
| Field of View | 1 1/2° (3/4° with Barlow) |
| Eyepiece Eye Relief | 16 mm (22 mm with Barlow) |
| Eyepiece Barrel Diameter | 1 1/4 inches (31 3/4 mm) |
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