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Galileo Telescope

Story By Robert Rappaport

September 3, 2009

The Galileoscope is a high-quality low cost telescope kit developed for the International Year Of Astronomy 2009 by a team of leading astronomers, optical engineers, and science educators. No matter where you live you can see the celestial wonders that Galileo first glimpsed 400 years ago that still enthrall stargazers today. Pam White reports.

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