These Galileo reflector telescopes, also referred to as Newtonian reflectors, are developed specifically for astronomy. The telescope is very stable and has no vibrations which are inherent in a German Equatorial. The design is such that it can easily be made portable. The price is right, without any compromise in optical quality. It offers a user friendly design, and a beginner can use it straight away beneath the stars.

The telescope was an instant success for a variety of reasons. The first telescope made was an eight inch scope, a large one as the market in India goes. Ever since then it has been a pioneer and the only manufacturer making Dobsonian Telescopes in India. The Galileo Telescope company is based in India and began making telescopes for Indian amateur astronomers in 1989. Notwithstanding these flaws, the telescope was still sufficiently good for Galileo to study the sky. Due to imperfections in its design, such as the shape of the lens and the narrow field of view, the images were fuzzy and distorted. Galileo’s best telescope magnified objects about thirty times. It uses a convergent (plano-convex or bi-convex) objective lens and a divergent (plano-concave or bi-concave) eyepiece lens. The original 'Galileo Telescope' was designed by Galileo Galilei in 1609 is often referred to as a Galilean telescope.

Galileo telescope brand