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PACS e-Lab/Jean Pierre Grootaerd Telescope Donation to the IAU-NAEC Gabon

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The PACS e-Lab management, in collaboration with the Jean Pierre Grootaerd SSVI program, donated this 70/700 Bresser refractor telescope to Prof. Hans Essone Obame, who serves as the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education Chair for Gabon. The telescope is intended for teachers and training programs, enabling them to enhance astronomy education and outreach in …

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PACS e-Lab/AfAS Telescope Donation to a Mosotho Citizen Astronomer

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Meet Keketso Qhomane from the Kingdom of Lesotho. He is one of the finest citizen astronomers you could ever find in his country. It took PACS e-Lab over two years to find someone like him. Keketso Qhomane is an undergraduate student of Geoinformatics at the University of Pretoria. He delights in extracurricular activities in astronomy, …

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PACS e-Lab/Jean Pierre Grootaerd Telescope Donation to the Celestial Exploders in Malawi

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PACS e-Lab, through the Jean Pierre Grootaerd SSVI program, donates a telescope to our Malawian astronomy partner group called the Celestial Exploders, ably led by Bauleni Bvumbwe Maseko (he/him). The group’s leadership board consists of experts in GIS, remote sensing, Earth observation, and drone piloting. The team will utilize the telescope for astronomy education and …

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PACS e-Lab/Jean Pierre Grootaerd Telescope Donation to Uganda’s NCDC

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We are pleased to share the unveiling of the telescope by our longstanding Ugandan partner organization, the National Curriculum Development Center. This is a generous donation by the PACS e-Lab management in collaboration with the Jean Pierre Grootaerd SSVI program. The team will utilize the telescope for Uganda’s teacher training program in astronomy. It will …

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