SETI Institute and Unistellar to Provide eVscopes, Workshops to Community Colleges

SETI Institute and Unistellar to Provide eVscopes, Workshops to Community Colleges Resources, training and network opportunities for community college astronomy students. PRESS RELEASE DATE September 16, 2021 CONTACT Rebecca McDonald Director of... More

SETI Institute and Unistellar to Provide eVscopes, Workshops to Community Colleges Resources, training and network opportunities for community college astronomy students. PRESS RELEASE DATE September 16, 2021 CONTACT Rebecca McDonald Director of Communications SETI Institute rmcdonald@SETI.org September 16, 2021, Mountain View, CA and Marseille, France – Thanks to a financial grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the SETI Institute and Unistellar are providing eVscope telescopes, training workshops for students and educators and network collaboration opportunities to 25 community colleges throughout the United States, as well as to Chabot Space & Science Center’s Galaxy Explorer program for high school students. “Using the power of the digital technology in astronomy, we bring the wonder of the universe and the joy of scientific discoveries to homes and classrooms,” said Franck Marchis, a Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute and Chief Scientific Officer at Unistellar. “T Less