* Galileo Galilei died in 1642. He was a key figure in the scientific revolution and used a telescope to make groundbreaking observations of the Moon, planets, and stars. However, he did not live to see the invention of powerful binoculars in the late 19th century.

* The Milky Way was observed and studied long before Galileo's time. Ancient civilizations were aware of the band of light across the sky, and astronomers have studied its structure and composition for centuries.

While Galileo did make significant observations of the Milky Way, he did so with a telescope, not binoculars.