Telescopes

In this module we will learn about the optical instrument used to observe the celestial objects called as telescopes. We will cover the types of telescopes, classification based on optical design, mechanical design and structural design. We will discuss about the space based telescopes and also about the upcoming space based telescopes which are scheduled in next few months. We will emphasis on different kind of telescopes We will also going to talk about other kind of telescopes like X-Ray telescopes, Gamma Ray telescopes and Infrared Telescopes etc. A good amount of time will be invested on various observatories around the world and how some of the telescopes have been