{"product_id":"galileoscope-refractor-telescope-stem-kit-with-solar-filter","title":"Galileoscope Refractor Telescope STEM Kit with Solar Filter","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I love my Galileo Scope. It’s awesome. It’s always out with me. When the mist gets bad the Galileo is handy.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-Harold Locke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--start tab--\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"features\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes with a build-it-yourself solar filter!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGalileoscope telescope kit includes all of the parts and instructions needed for young explorers to build their own 50mm refractor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssembly is quick and requires no tools or adhesives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnjoy views of the lunar surface, Jupiter’s Galilean moons, Saturn’s rings and bright star clusters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKit includes a 25x eyepiece and a custom accessory that can be assembled as a 2x Barlow lens for a power of 50x or a 17x Galilean eyepiece with a right-side-up field of view less than 1\/2° wide so the user can experience the views Galileo had of the expansive night sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn basic optical concepts, including how lenses form images and how magnification affects field of view\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--end tab--\u003e \u003c!--start tab--\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"description\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn your Galileoscope into a solar telescope with this build-it-yourself solar filter! This easy-to-assemble solar filter is designed to fit snugly inside the dew shield of a Galileoscope allowing users to safely observe the Sun. The solar film used in the filter is strong, highly resistant to tears and punctures and produces consistent yellow-orange solar images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Original Galileoscope, Developed by Leading Astronomers, Optical Designers, and Educators\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I am surprised that my Galileoscope has become my working scope. Yet, I am reminded of what we often hear in the amateur astronomy community - The best telescope is the one you use most.\" - \u003cspan\u003eDavid O. Treviño, Cloudy Nights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"School children use the Galileoscope in Flagstaff, Arizona. Photo S. Pompea, NOAO\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/6029\/files\/galileo_pompeo_480x480.png?v=1580416166\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Children use the Galileoscope in Flagstaff, Arizona\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhoto: Stephen M. Pompea, NOAO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Galileoscope - Learn More\" href=\"https:\/\/explorescientificusa.com\/pages\/galileoscope-learn-more\"\u003eLearn More\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca title=\"Galileoscope - Resources\" href=\"https:\/\/explorescientificusa.com\/pages\/galileoscope-resources\"\u003eResources\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated as a cornerstone project for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomy2009.org\/\" title=\"Official Website of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2009 International Year of Astronomy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e (IYA), the Galileoscope telescope kit solved a long-standing problem: the lack of a high-quality, low-cost kit suitable for both optics education and celestial observation. The Galileoscope was also a cornerstone project of the \u003ca title=\"2015 International Year of Light\" href=\"http:\/\/www.light2015.org\/\"\u003e2015 International Year of Light (IYL)\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eOver the course of the project managed by volunteers and promoted mainly through word-of-mouth, more than a quarter-million Galileoscope kits have been distributed to teachers, students, and other enthusiasts in more than 110 countries for science education and public outreach.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eThe program was only expected to last through the IYA, but the global astronomy education and outreach community loved the kit and asked \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/download?doi=10.1.1.140.9307\u0026amp;rep=rep1\u0026amp;type=pdf\" title=\"Progress on Creating the Galileoscope for the International Year of Astronomy 2009\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eits creators\u003c\/a\u003e (Stephen M. Pompea, Richard Tresch Fienberg, Douglas N. Arion, Thomas C. Smith, and Douglas Isbell) to keep it in production, and after nearly ten years of serving the educational STEM community that team was preparing to wind down. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eBut the demand by the educational community has remained strong, and a search ensued to find a worthy successor of the Galileoscope.  Explore Scientific was approached in late 2018 to take over manufacturing and distribution, and we both felt the project was a good fit for Explore Scientific. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eNow we can ensure that educators and students around the world can continue the legacy of unlocking the learning process of exploring the universe with telescopes that people assemble themselves with the original Galileoscope Kit!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--end tab--\u003e \u003c!--start tab--\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"video\"\u003eVideo\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"630\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3rlyA92DhoI\" title=\"Installing and Using a Solar Filter for Galileo-scope Refractor Telescope\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; 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