tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post2802675264860212648..comments2023-03-24T03:48:16.965-07:00Comments on Headlong and Fingers Crossed: Southern California Vol. 7 - The Griffith ObservatoryCaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852728818978312877noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post-1252553109743038502017-12-29T19:40:10.295-08:002017-12-29T19:40:10.295-08:00Imagine looking through a telescope 500 years ago ...Imagine looking through a telescope 500 years ago and seeing Saturn! A few years ago I got to see several of the original Galileo telescopes in an Italian Museum. Fairly crude faceted tubes made out of wood. Unfortunately they did not let you peek through any of them. It was hard to reconcile in my mind the technology that existed that long ago. Exactly what do you tell someone in 1610? Hey check out this planet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com