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In 1655, Christiian Huygens made the first significant new astronomical discovery in nearly 50 years when he viewed the rings of Saturn for the first time through a telescope that was 23 feet long. He continued to experiment with ever larger devices, including one that reached 120 feet! Ever larger telescopes allowed greater magnification and reduced visual errors, and much bigger ones were to come… #astronomy #historyofastronomy #huygens #telescope #historyofseeing #stargazing