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Show New telescope magnifies stars 10,000 times .... . .'v , i , ,!,." v.- ' - . - t.-. -.-. ! r- LLi.U;i..Ui I I- i, t new 16-inc'h reflector telescope has been Stalled o top of the South Physics BIdg. made a 16-foot high custom-made metal don, J used for classes and public viewing . ... -Photo by DavMr.. r,jjji n' Tmrr, i . . . ..k;.K-2fcj. ... Star gazers and astrophysisists at the University will soon be able to view celestial bodies 10,000 times too faint to see with the naked eye dirough a new 16-inch reflector telescope atop the South Physics Bldg. The new instrument will be housed in a 16-foot high custom-made metal dome and will be used for instructional purposes and for public viewing at least one night a week according to project director, Dr Donald E. Groom, assistant professor ot physics. Dr. Groom said the telescope would be dedicated May 3, in conjunction with a Frontiers of Science Lecture by Harold C. Urey, orofessor-at-large at the University of California, on "The Moon and the Origin of the Solar System." According to Dr. Groom the telescope is a Cassegarin type modified so that it may be used with research instruments j photomenter and possibly a specie are in the plans. The telescope cost $16,600 and the total project cm $26,000, he said. It will be used for viewing by elementary elemen-tary astronomy courses and for research by upper level astrophysics students. "This instrument is excellent Tor setting up experiments which can then be moved to a larger telescope," Dr. Groom said. In addition, Dr. Groom wants to have i public viewing night at least one night a j week which would include a lecture. Hi said that amateur astronomy groups and j private groups could also make special i arrangements for demonstrations. "Science," said Dr. Groom, "needs lo j show the public what it's doing. We've i been keeping quiet too long." ( ( i i Ml i irimn- -w ,..w -photo by Al Thelin |