Galileoscopes voted Gear of the Year
12 February 2010
Popular website and IYA2009 Official Forums, Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews has announced that its readers have decided Galileoscopes deserve to be one of their "Gear of the Year" choices.
Says Cloudy Nights: "Proving that our members have an eye towards outreach, you voted in the IYA2009 cornerstone Project as one of the best products of the year as well. This low cost ($30) is designed to let educators offer students a glimpse of the same celestial wonders that Galileo first glimpsed 400 years ago. This kit allows for no tools construction of a 50mm 500fl telescope that comes with a 20mm eyepiece and a2x barlow. Further, the GalileoScope accepts any 1.25” eyepiece so when your young astronomer is ready to upgrade things a little bit, there's a whole expansion route to be considered. Better yet, the telescope kit comes with educational materials for those interested in education outreach."
Read more here: http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=2393
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