Emera Astronomy Center to provide telescope program training, Press Herald reports
Portland Press Herald reported the Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine will be a partner in the Maine Library Telescope program. The program, designed to teach library visitors how to use a telescope, has reached 60,000 Mainers since 2012. This summer, 12 state parks will use a $7,300 Outdoor Heritage Fund grant to provide telescopes and star kits for the program, the article states. The Emera Astronomy Center will offer training on how to lead a star-gazing program to rangers, naturalists and astronomers.