Turning Earth Into a Telescope | The Terrascope

Why it was recommended

An excellent video on this

RecommendationTomGullen · Original2022-07

What it covers

David Kipping presents his proposed Terrascope, a telescope that uses Earth's atmosphere as a lens to achieve enormous magnification. He covers the history of telescopes and. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Cool Worlds

Length

29 min 52 sec

Year

2019

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