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NASA-funded program will place about 130 portable telescopes in Montana public libraries, organizers say
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Organizers said a NASA-funded effort led by Spectrum (the University of Montana’s science museum) will place roughly 130 portable telescopes in public libraries across Montana by the end of the summer; anyone with a library card can check one out and the kits include user guides and online resources.
Spectrum, the University of Montana’s science museum, received a NASA grant to distribute portable, library-friendly telescopes to public libraries across Montana, and organizers said about 130 units should be placed by the end of the summer.
Nicholas Weathington, a representative of the library telescope program and co‑president of the Western Montana Astronomical Association, said the project makes astronomy equipment “available in smaller towns too, not just like a big place like Missoula.” He added that “anybody with a library card can check it out from their local library.”
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