Eyes on the Skies — artist's impression of Galileo's famous telescopes

With his small, homemade telescopes, Galileo Galilei made some of mankind's most astonishing discoveries. He observed stars and nebulae and studied Solar System objects. This animation is part of the movie Eyes on the Skies. Read more about it on http://www.eyesontheskies.org/.

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ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)

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Release date:12 November 2013, 11:40
Duration:23 s
Frame rate:30 fps

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