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- "Telescopes can be used for studying the night skies and identifying different stars and planets."
- — Description[src]
A telescope was a device used for seeing faraway objects.[4]
History[]
They were essential in Astronomy,[5][6] and thus all Hogwarts students up to their fifth year (and their sixth and seventh should they have chosen Astronomy as an elective) were required to own one.
A Celestia Contemplor was a top-range telescope that was released in 1890; Ravenclaw student Amit Thakkar owned one.[7]
Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment sold brass telescopes,[3] for five Galleons.[1]
Professor Quirinus Quirrell kept a telescope in his office in the 1991–1992 school year at Hogwarts.[2]
A lunascope was a type of telescope invented by Perpetua Fancourt[8] which showed phases of the moon, countering the difficulty of using moon charts.[9]
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes sold a joke version of this product: the boxing telescope.[10]
Behind the scenes[]
- It is unknown if the telescopes used by wizards for Astronomy possessed any magical qualities that made them different from telescopes used by Muggles, although in Hogwarts Legacy, Amit Thakkar mentions his old telescope had magical aspects.[7]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (First appearance) (GBC version)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Console versions)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Console versions)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
- Hogwarts Legacy
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pottermore
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - GBC version
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
- ↑
Telescope on Wikipedia
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hogwarts Legacy, Main Quest "Astronomy Class"
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 3 (The Knight Bus)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 5 (An Excess of Phlegm)
