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217 Telescope Refractor Images and Stock Photos

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boy looking through telescope, illustration - telescope refractor stock illustrations

Boy looking through telescope, illustration

meridian circle at hamburg and ertel's theodolite, astronomical instruments engraving antique illustration, published 1851 - telescope refractor stock illustrations

Meridian Circle at Hamburg and Ertel's Theodolite, Astronomical Instruments Engraving Antique Illustration, Published 1851

inside the observatory, an astronomer makes observations with a large refractor telescope at the 3rf astronomy campus in texas. - telescope refractor stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Inside the observatory, an astronomer makes observations with a large refractor telescope at the 3RF astronomy campus in Texas.

Here's a selfie of me looking through my telescope at the star cluster Messier 7 in the tail Scorpius, with the cluster very low on the southern...

Observing from Writing-on-Stone (Looking at Messier 7)

Engraving depicting an astronomer and his female assistant observing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter from a roof top observatory in Paris. Dated 19th...

An astronomer and his female assistant observing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter from a roof top observatory in Paris

star party, illustration - telescope refractor stock illustrations

Star party, illustration

Barton, senior experimental officer at the Royal Observatory, makes an exposure of the sun using a photoheliograph attached to a refractor in the...

Astronomer Photographs the Sun

This frames Saturn and Neptune when they were just less than 1 degree apart on the morning of June 30, 2025. This was in the dawn sky with the sky...

Saturn and Neptune in Close Conjunction (June 30, 2025)

star party, illustration - telescope refractor stock illustrations

Star party, illustration

telescope of the former observatory of bothkamp, published in 1871 - telescope refractor stock illustrations

Telescope of the former observatory of Bothkamp, published in 1871

Messier 31, the Andromeda Galaxy, shot with the William Optics 51mm f/4.9 RedCat astrograph, mounted on the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i tracker as...

M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, with RedCat 51mm

The rising of the almost exactly Full Moon on July 16 the 50th Anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11. The scene is looking over a green field of...

Full Moonrise on Apollo 11 Launch Anniversary Night

lick observatory, mount hamilton, california, usa, wood engraving, published 1893 - telescope refractor stock illustrations

Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, California, USA, wood engraving, published 1893

Rhodes, a scientific assistant at the Greenwich Royal Observatory, turns a handle to open the domed roof of the solar building, so that he can use...

Astronomer Opens Observatory Roof

Astronomer Brendan Owens poses for a photograph with a 6 inch refractor telescope at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich on March 19, 2015 in London,...

Preparations For Friday's Solar Eclipse Begin At The Royal Observatory

astronomical instruments engraving antique illustration, published 1851 - telescope refractor stock illustrations

Astronomical Instruments Engraving Antique Illustration, Published 1851

Reflecting telescopes: 1. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, B.C. Reflecting telescope with 72-in. Mirror.2. Equatorial telescope at...

Reflecting telescopes.

astronomical instruments engraving antique illustration, published 1851 - telescope refractor stock illustrations

Astronomical Instruments Engraving Antique Illustration, Published 1851

repold's mittagsrohr and the refractor from fraunhofer - telescope refractor stock illustrations

Repold's Mittagsrohr and the Refractor from Fraunhofer

Engraving depicting the testing of glass for the 26-inch refractor built by Alvan Clark. Alvan Clark an American astronomer and telescope maker....

The testing of glass for the 26-inch refractor built by Alvan Clark

English equatorial refractor. Refractor mounted on a typical 'English' stand of early 19th century. The observer is using a micrometer and...

English equatorial refractor

Dr. Jonathan McDowell, Astrophysicist, research scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center speaks during interview at Harvard on Thursday, February...

(Cambridge,MA 02/11/16) Dr. Jonathan McDowell, Astrophysicist, research scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center speaks during interview at Harvard on Thursday, February 11, 2016 near The Great Refractor 15 inch aperture telescope built in 1846.

Me aiming the A&M 80mm refractor on the Astro-Tech Voyager mount at the Milky Way with its laser pointer finder showing the way. I am aiming at M11...

Aiming 80mm Scope at Milky Way

astronomical instruments engraving antique illustration, published 1851 - telescope refractor stock illustrations

Astronomical Instruments Engraving Antique Illustration, Published 1851

Observational astronomy in the 19th century: Refraktor, refracting telescope, refractor, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the...

Observational astronomy in the 19th century

Observational astronomy in the 19th century: Photographischer Refraktor, refracting telescope, refractor, digital improved reproduction of an...

Observational astronomy in the 19th century

saturn leaving the moon - telescope refractor stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Saturn leaving the moon

Woodwardt 125200 Star-gazing party at Franklin Parkl Purcellville, VA. Many of the gazers came with their own telescopes. In foreground, Harold Bybee...

DATE:05/18/2002 SLUG:LD-GAZE CREDIT:TRACY A WOODWARD/TWP NEG

Equatorial sextant refractor telescope invented by Jonathan Sisson. United Kingdom, 18th century.

Equatorial sextant refractor telescope

The Italian astronomer Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli , inset, and the 20-inch equatorial refractor on the main tower of the Observatory of Brera,...

Italian astronomer Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli

refractor in the pulkovo observatory, st. petersburg, woodcut, published 1897 - telescope refractor stock illustrations

Refractor in the Pulkovo Observatory, St. Petersburg, woodcut, published 1897

Engraving depicting an astronomer and his assistant observing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter from a roof top observatory in Paris. Dated 19th Century.

An astronomer and his assistant observing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter.

Engraving depicting an astronomer and his assistant observing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter from a roof top observatory in Paris. Dated 19th Century.

An astronomer and his assistant observing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter.

Engraving depicting an astronomer and his assistant observing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter from a roof top observatory in Paris. Dated 20th Century.

An astronomer and his assistant observing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter.

Engraving depicting a 23-inch refractor built by Alvan Clark an American astronomer and telescope maker. Dated 19th Century.

A 23-inch refractor built by Alvan Clark.

Engraving depicting a 23-inch refractor built by Alvan Clark an American astronomer and telescope maker. Dated 19th Century.

A 23-inch refractor built by Alvan Clark.

Engraving depicting an astronomer and his assistant observing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter from a roof top observatory in Paris. Dated 20th Century.

An astronomer and his assistant observing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter.

Engraving depicting the testing of Glass for the 26-inch refractor built by Alvan Clark. Alvan Clark an American astronomer and telescope maker....

The testing of Glass for the 26-inch refractor built by Alvan Clark.

Engraving depicting Robert Stirling Newall's 25 - inch refractor on a 'German' equatorial mounting. Robert Stirling Newall a Scottish engineer and...

Robert Stirling Newall's 25 - inch refractor.

Engraving depicting refractor on a 'German' equatorial mounting. Dated 19th Century.

Refractor on a 'German' equatorial mounting.

Engraving depicting a refracting telescope built by Joseph von Fraunhofer a German physicist. Dated 19th Century.

A telescope built by Joseph von Fraunhofer.

Engraving depicting a refractor with a focal length of 120 inches being used by Henry Lawson. Henry Lawson an English astronomer. Dated 19th Century.

A refractor with a focal length of 120 inches being used by Henry Lawson.

Engraving depicting an astronomer and his female assistant observing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter from a roof top observatory in Paris. Dated 19th...

An astronomer and his female assistant observing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter.

Engraving depicting a small refractor mounted on a wheeled frame. To the right of the observer, and mounted parallel to the main tube, is the finder,...

A small refractor mounted on a wheeled frame.

The 100 cm refracting telescope in the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States of America. From Meyers Lexicon, published 1924.

The 100 cm (40 in) refracting telescope in the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States of America

Engraving depicting William Huggins' stellar spectroscope which he used on his 8-inch diameter refractor at Tulse Hill. Constructed by Browning of...

William Huggins' stellar spectroscope.

Punch illustration depicting solar observations using a refracting telescope.

Solar observations using a refracting telescope.

Engraving depicting William Huggins' stellar spectroscope which he used on his 8-inch diameter refractor at Tulse Hill. Constructed by Browning of...

William Huggins' stellar spectroscope.

Punch illustration depicting solar observations using a refracting telescope.

Solar observations using a refracting telescope.

One of six photographs showing the construction of the 26 inch equatorial refractor by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Company of Newcastle upon Tyne,...

Construction of a 26 inch equatorial refractor telescope, 1928.

One of six photographs showing the construction of the 26 inch equatorial refractor by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Company of Newcastle upon Tyne,...

Construction of a 26 inch equatorial refractor telescope, 1928.

One of six photographs showing the construction of the 26 inch equatorial refractor by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Company of Newcastle upon Tyne,...

Construction of a 26 inch equatorial refractor telescope, 1928.

One of six photographs showing the construction of the 26 inch equatorial refractor by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Company of Newcastle upon Tyne,...

Construction of a 26 inch equatorial refractor telescope, 1928.

One of six photographs showing the construction of the 26 inch equatorial refractor by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Company of Newcastle upon Tyne,...

Construction of a 26 inch equatorial refractor telescope, 1928.

One of six photographs showing the construction of the 26 inch equatorial refractor by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Company of Newcastle upon Tyne,...

Construction of a 26 inch equatorial refractor telescope, 1928.

Photograph of a spectroscope applied to a refractor made by George Merz & Sons of Munich, from the Observatory of the Collegio Romano, Rome, Italy.

Spectroscope, Rome, Italy, 1876.

Photograph showing the 30 inch photographic reflector and 26 inch refractor mounted together at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Both these...

Thompson photographic telescopes, Greenwich, London, 1904-1914.

Photograph showing the New Physical Observatory building at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich around 1914. The building, erected between 1894 and...

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, 1914.

Photograph showing Mr J Lewis and his assistant, Mr Bower, using the 28 inch refractor telescope in the Royal Observatory at Greenwich in London to...

Making observations at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, 1895.

Photograph showing a partly assembled dome being built by the company of Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. The dome...

Construction of a 41 inch equatorial refractor telescope, 1928.