Galileo to LISA: 400 Years of Telescope Evolution

400 years is not REALLY that long ago. The span of 6-7 human lifetimes. We tend to forget how far and fast technology has taken us. In 1609, Galileo wowed the Senate of Venice in San Marcos Square with his telescope. The rest is history. Enjoy the following great telescopes humankind has built to better understand the heavens: 1609 - Galileo telescope 1668 - Newton telescope 1787 - Great Forty-Foot telescope 1897 - Yerkes Observatory 1917 - Hooker telescope 1949 - Hale Telescope 1959 - Holmdel Horn Antenna 1976 - Very Large Array (VLA) 1990 - Hubble Space Telescope 1993 - W.M. Keck Observatory 1998 - Kamioka Observatory 2006 - XENON 2011 - ALMA 2013 - HAWC 2015 - LIGO 2021 - James Webb Space Telescope 2025 - Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) 2034 - LISA under study - Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT) No talking heads or bloviating, just awesome 4K imagery set to inspiring music. Release your inner astronomer. If you like this video, consider subscribing to the channel. A new video every week. May your skies always be clear! website: https://go-astronomy.com #goastronomy