Telescope Collection (page 8)

The Beatles in New York City, on their North American Tour a head of their concert to be held at Forest Hills. (picture shows)

Actor Will Hay seen here with his 12 and a half foot telescope in his back garden

Herstmonceux Castle The Royal Greenwich Observatory - the RGO - took possession of Herstmonceux Castle in 1948, when it moved from Greenwich in southeast London and converted the house

Victorian boy laughing as he looks through a kaleidescope
A young 19th century boy is laughing with delight as he peers through a kaleidoscope with his right eye, whilst covering up his left eye

Mont Blanc Massif - French Alps - Chamonix - The Plan Praz Terrace (2064m altitude.) Date: circa 1910s

Great Equatorial Telescope at Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The Great Equatorial Telescope at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, England. Date: circa 1930s

The Royal Observatory Greenwich, London - The Great Equatorial Telescope. Date: late 1930s

The Einstein Tower - Observatory at Potsdam, Germany
The Einstein Tower - an astrophysical observatory in the Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam, Germany built by architect Erich Mendelsohn

HRH Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921) - 1st Marquess of Milford Haven - German Prince related to British Royals - 1st Sea Lord in the British Navy - retired due to anti-German sentiment at

Statue of Sir Isaac Newton in the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, c1850. Newtons discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought

Alexander Suvorov, Russian general, (1833). Artist: Nicolas-Sebastien Froste
Alexander Suvorov, Russian general, (1833). In a military career lasting almost 60 years, Suvorov (1729-1800) never lost a battle

Le Constitutionnel contemplant l'horizon politique, 1849. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Constitutionnel contemplant l'horizon politique, 1849. The Constitutional contemplating the political horizon. Series: Actualites; Periodical: Le Charivari, 1 October 1849

Turquoise-blue telescope at the Zingst pier, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Baltic Sea, Northern Germany, Germany

Telescope towards sunset on the Uwe dune in Kampen, Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Barbican construction - surveying JLP01_08_073051
BARBICAN, CITY OF LONDON. A Laing surveyor using a theodolite instrument, stood infront of a railway line on the construction site of the Barbican development

The Lovell Radio Telescope shines in afternoon sunlight at the Jodrell Bank Observatory, in Lower Withington, Britain January 31, 2018. Picture taken January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Carl Recine

Night falls over radio telescope dishes of the KAT-7 Array at the proposed South African site for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)

Dawn breaks over a radio telescope dish of the KAT-7 Array pointing skyward at the proposed South African site for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)

A black-winged stilt walks as the RT-70 radio telescope is reflected in the Galgasskoye lake near the village of Molochnoye, Crimea May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

USA, New Mexico, VLA (Very Large Array) of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory

USA, Hawaii, The Big Island, Mauna Kea Observatory (4200m)

USA, Hawaii, The Big Island, Mauna Kea Observatory (4200m)

USA, Hawaii, The Big Island, Mauna Kea Observatory (4200m)

USA, Hawaii, The Big Island, Mauna Kea Observatory (4200m)

USA, Hawaii, The Big Island, Mauna Kea Observatory (4200m), CFHT Telescope

USA, New York, Manhattan, Central Park from Top of the Rock at the Rockefeller Center

Binoculars & Empire State Building, Manhattan, New York City, USA

Turkey, Istanbul, View over Sultanahmet, The Golden Horn and Bosphorus, Tourist Binoculars

Eiffel Tower from the roof of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France

Telescope by Olafur Eliasson at Centro de Arte Contemporanea Inhotim, Brumadinho, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Telescope MAGIC
Jose Parejo

Winoscope
Artem Pozdniakov

Galilean Telescope

Two foot reflecting telescope, Yerkes Observatory, Wisconsin, USA - early 1900s

Yerkes Observatory two foot reflecting telescope

Boy on a beach with a telescope Date: circa 1940s

Boy with telescope probably 1940s Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Greetings Card, Wagging Tail
A WW2 greetings card, the illustration shows a dog dressed in a Royal Navy uniform, holding out his telescope. The card has a red, white and blue ribbon attached

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II - Military manoeuvres at Ropcha
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II attending military manoeuvres at Ropcha, a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. Date: circa 1912

WW2 Yeoman Signaller And Celebrating Sailor
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a Royal Navy petty officer yeoman signaller, looking through his telescope

Captain Scott looking for pack ice, Antarctic
Captain Scott looking for pack ice in the Antarctic Date: 1910s

The King's Navy, by John William Allison - an old sailor shows two children the fleet in the bay. Date: circa 1890

The Astronomy Lesson
This oil painting portrays a young lady wearing a pink dress, looking out at the starry, night sky through a telescope from a seated position, aided by an astronomer behind her. Date: circa 1923

Greenwich Observatory - Telescope Date: 1925

HSH Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921) in naval uniform, with telescope, on board ship. Captioned, The Sea's Loss and the Land's Gain'

Starlight Wagon
Yue Wu

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) (copperplate engraving)
533637 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) (copperplate engraving) by Villamena, Francesco (1566-1624); (add.info.: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician

Science. Astronomy. Galileo Galilei's trial, 1633. Postcard by Nicolo Barabino, Italy, c. 1900 (postcard)
3434232 Science. Astronomy. Galileo Galilei's trial, 1633. Postcard by Nicolo Barabino, Italy, c.1900 (postcard) by Barabino, Nicolo (1832-91) (after); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Exploring the Cosmos: A Journey through the Telescope" In a vast expanse of darkness, our eyes turn towards the heavens. The telescope, an instrument of wonder and discovery, unveils secrets hidden within the celestial tapestry. As we gaze upon Orions belt, we are reminded of the ancient navigators who used these stars to guide their way. With each lens focused on Messier objects, we witness a full set of cosmic wonders unfold before us. Like Sir Isaac Newton in his youthful portrait from 1689, we embark on a journey that transcends time itself. The Orion Nebula emerges like a vibrant painting in space, its ethereal beauty captivating our senses. We marvel at the Pillars of Creation - colossal structures where new stars are born amidst interstellar dust and gas. From Thomas Cochrane's observatory in Dundonald to Japan's astronomy enthusiasts in 1936 depicted by Ota Chou's color drawing; humanity has always sought solace under starlit skies. Galileo's sketches from "The Starry Messenger" transport us back to 1610 when he first beheld the moon through his revolutionary telescope. Even Napoleon I himself was captivated by this celestial tool as depicted by Gillray's satirical illustration. And let us not forget about Old Hartlepool Lighthouse standing tall along England's northeastern coast - a beacon guiding sailors while reminding them of distant galaxies yet to be explored. Amongst these wonders lies NGC 2841 - a spiral galaxy captured beautifully by Hubble Space Telescope imagery. Its mesmerizing form reminds us that there is still so much left unseen beyond our own world. Through telescopic lenses, humanity reaches for knowledge among twinkling stars and distant galaxies alike, and is an eternal quest for understanding that unites us all under one universal sky.