Thursday, September 24, 2009

Eyes on the prize and head in the stars - UQ News Online

August 28, 2009 - University of Queensland, Australia

What began as a nationwide contest to encourage an interest in astronomy has ended with a tour of one of the world's largest telescopes in Hawaii – all without leaving Brisbane.

Students from Forest Lake College, in Brisbane's south, recently travelled to The University of Queensland for a video link up to the Gemini North Telescope's remote control room, situated at sea level headquarters in Hawaii at the foot of Mauna Kea Volcano.

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