University of Maine: Marking 70th Anniversary, Astronomy Center Fundraising for Latest World-Class Equipment to Explore the Universe
October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024
ORONO, Maine, Oct. 31 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release:
In 1954 -- three years before the start of the "space race" between the U.S. and Soviet Union -- the ninth university planetarium in the nation opened in Orono at the University of Maine. It was among the first 20 in the U.S.
Built by astronomy professor Maynard F. Jordan, it was a small facility on the second floor of Wingate Hall that only showed stars visible to the naked ey . . .
In 1954 -- three years before the start of the "space race" between the U.S. and Soviet Union -- the ninth university planetarium in the nation opened in Orono at the University of Maine. It was among the first 20 in the U.S.
Built by astronomy professor Maynard F. Jordan, it was a small facility on the second floor of Wingate Hall that only showed stars visible to the naked ey . . .