University of Utah to build telescope in southern Utah

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This 32-inch-diameter optical telescope made by DFM Engineering is an example of the kind of telescope the University of Utah plans to install in southern Utah although the university has not yet made a commitment to buying any particular brand of te ...
This 32-inch-diameter optical telescope made by DFM Engineering is an example of the kind of telescope the University of Utah plans to install in southern Utah, although the university has not yet made a commitment to buying any particular brand of telescope. The Willard L Eccles Foundation has awarded the university $600,000 for a 32-inch telescope and a building to house it. Photo courtesy of DFM Engineering, Inc.

The Willard L. Eccles Foundation donated $600,000 so the University of Utah can build a 32-inch, research-class, optical telescope in southern Utah. The project is part of an effort to establish a full-fledged astronomy program at the university and perhaps to create a high-altitude observatory that will attract other new telescopes to the state.


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