Looking up into the night sky will often leave many of us awe struck and amazed at the wonder and splendor of the starry sky. Although astronomy may be of no interest to you, it is still worth it to take the opportunity to view the night sky through a telescope or a set of binoculars.

When you look through a pair of binoculars, instantly hundreds of stars appear where there was once darkness. Often if you have specialized binoculars used specifically for astronomy, you can scan the night sky and search for colored stars such as the red giant stars or hot blue stars. Once you have a look you will be hooked and amazed by the wonderful view that you are able to enjoy through a small pair of binoculars.

If you have the opportunity to look through a telescope you will find the night sky to be a more fascinating and amazing thing to view. Although you may have seen dozens of pictures of stars, planets and the moon, but when you are able to visually see it for yourself, it is a totally different experience. Telescopes come in a range of magnification powers that will allow you to see some of the distance planets and stars.

Almost everyone has head of the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble Telescope is a large, space-based observatory, which gives deep, clear views of the Universe. Many of the Hubble Telescope pictures are used in books about the Universe and can easily be found online. You can also find in-depth information on the Hubble Space Telescope online at the NASA website.

People often wonder who invented the telescope; it was a gentleman by the name of Hans Lipperhey who was born in Wesel Germany. Although some may think that it was Galileo Galilei the great astronomer who invented the telescope, but in fact is was a man who lived in Germany many years ago. Although there are others who claim to have invented the telescope, Hans Lipperhey was the first person documented to have applied for a patent for the device.