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telescope

[tel-uh-skohp] / ˈtɛl əˌskoʊp /




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With a telescope you could not find a Hearts fan who does not believe now.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Equipped with two 8.4-meter mirrors and an adaptive optics system that reduces atmospheric distortion, the telescope produced the first high-resolution color image of this system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

They are also working to improve how telescope time is used and to enhance the instrument's performance for future discoveries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

There, Lowell convinced himself that alien-built canals crisscrossed the Martian surface, though anyone who has observed Mars with a similar telescope knows it’s hard to see much detail at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

One of the most impressive features of Galileo’s entire career is that within 24 hours he had built a telescope better than anything else known at the time.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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