The great inventor, Muhammad Al Fazari created the astrolabe. The astrolabe is an astronomical "computer" that solves problems relating to time and the position of the sun and stars. The most popular astrolabe, Planispheric astrolabe, in which the sphere is placed on the plane of the equator.An ancient astrolabe was made of brass and was about 6 inches diameter and much smaller. The astrolabe was used to show how the sky looks at a specific place and time. This is done by illustrating the sky on the front part of the astrolabe and marking it so positions in the sky are easy to find. You must change the components to a date and time. When it's ready, whole sky, invisible too is presented on the face of this useful tool. Normal uses of the astrolabe is finding the date or time and outer space events. It could also be used as a navigational instrument.
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