More than half of students from low‑income households
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My Astronomy students need a portable telescope to move to locations that are acceptable for observing the universe. Winter time inversions are a common event in Utah, occurring primarily during the months of December through February. Prolonged inversions can lead to the high levels of fine particulate pollution. This makes the seeing conditions poor for astronomical observations.
The use of telescope that is transportable and easy to set up encourages my students to enjoy and learn about the universe in a location away from the city lights and inversions. I have used other ways of encouraging my students to go out into the field and explore our universe, examples include using binoculars to explore the night sky and observations of constellations with the unaided eye and participation in star parties.
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My Astronomy students need a portable telescope to move to locations that are acceptable for observing the universe. Winter time inversions are a common event in Utah, occurring primarily during the months of December through February. Prolonged inversions can lead to the high levels of fine particulate pollution. This makes the seeing conditions poor for astronomical observations.
The use of telescope that is transportable and easy to set up encourages my students to enjoy and learn about the universe in a location away from the city lights and inversions. I have used other ways of encouraging my students to go out into the field and explore our universe, examples include using binoculars to explore the night sky and observations of constellations with the unaided eye and participation in star parties.