Galileo in the Times of Modern Telescopes
Following is a small skit I wrote during my work with IUCAA SciPOP for the promotion of Thirty Metre Telescope in May 2019, on the occasion of Vigyan Samagam - India's first mega science exhibition . Characters: Galileo Galilei, Optics kid, Telescope kid Time duration: 35 - 40 minute Words marked in Bold are to be emphasized in a dialogues. Demonstrations and related diagrams are mentioned in Italics . Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alaporte/42520879042 Optics kid: Good morning, everyone! We welcome you all to India's first mega science exhibition, Vigyan Samagam . We, the outreach team of Thirty Metre Telescope , that is TMT are here to share some of the fun activities with optics and telescopes. Galileo: Hmhm… Excuse me… Did I just hear something like Thirty Metre Telescope ? Did someone actually say that? Optics kid: Yes sir, I did mention it. It's an upcoming mega science project of which our country, India is a part. Galileo: Oh I see! According to w...
