Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Amazing Images

This amazing image relates to the first astronomical observatories which date back in the third century in the Middle East; at that time, astronomy was mixed up with astrology, and sky-watchers used cosmic movements to predict the future. Since, Galileo in Italy turned his own telescope to the sky for the first time and saw incredible sights, like craters on the moon and four bodies orbiting Jupiter. His discoveries tended to fly in the face of religious dogma, though, and he had to retract much of what he said. Since then, developments in our understanding of astrophysics, along with technological advancements in optics, engineering and rocket science have led to amazingly clear, distant vi­ews of our galaxy and far, far beyond. Current telescopes can even see matter disappear into a black hole.




amazing images

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