- "Telescopes can be used for studying the night skies and identifying different stars and planets."
- —Description[src]
A telescope is a device used for seeing faraway objects.[1] Those used in the wizarding world are presumably magical to some extent, as they can be used to see objects that would be impossible to see with a Muggle telescope.
History[]
They are essential in Astronomy, and thus all Hogwarts students up to their fifth year (and their sixth and seventh should they choose Astronomy as an elective) are required to own one.[2] Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment sells brass telescopes for five Galleons.[3]
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes sells a joke version of this product: the boxing telescope.[4]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- Pottermore
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- LEGO Harry Potter
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Telescope on Wikipedia
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Professors: Aurora Sinistra | |||||
Astronomy at Hogwarts: Astronomy department · Astronomy Tower · Astronomy Room · Astronomy Stairs · Astronomy Corridor · Astronomy reading room · Astronomy classroom | |||||
Astronomers: Aurora Sinistra · Copernicus · George von Rheticus · Perpetua Fancourt | |||||
Objects: Globe of the Moon · Lunascope · Moon chart · Orrery · Star chart · Telescope | |||||
Planets: Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Pluto · Saturn · Uranus · Venus | |||||
Satellites: Callisto · Europa · Ganymede · Io · Moon | |||||
Constellations: Bartholomeus · Orion |