Telescopic

In astronomy, telescopic is an observation that is only possible with a suitable telescope . Primarily there are celestial objects (stars, planetoids, nebulae, galaxies),

• whose apparent brightness is less than 5 or 6 may be
• or their expansion less than about 5 minutes of arc is
• or whose contrast in the sky is not sufficient for free-eyed observation,
• or double stars angularly spaced closer than about 0.05 degrees.

Telescopic also includes meteors and falling stars that happen to pass through the field of view of a telescope while the observer is looking into it, as well as accessories related to telescopes .

Literature and web links

• Rudolf Brandt : The telescope of the star friend . Kosmos-Verlag, Stuttgart 1958
• Telescopic star occultations
• telescopic comets
• Duden: telescopic