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Lenses of Legacy: Great Telescopes that Opened Our Eyes to the Heavens

Artist drawing for a telescope.

Follow a lifetime of stargazing through ten historic telescopes, from Galileo’s first refractor to the Hale, that reshaped our vision of the universe.

Posted byWayne McGrawAugust 1, 2025February 3, 2026Posted inArticlesTags:Astronomy, history, nasa, science, space, stories3 Comments on Lenses of Legacy: Great Telescopes that Opened Our Eyes to the Heavens

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