Schoolchildren in remote village schools in the Annapurna Mountain Range of Nepal are now able to study the stars - thanks in part to the generosity of the people of Lochaber who support Lochaber Rotary Club.
The speaker at last week’s Rotary Business Lunch was Guy Burridge from the Pokhara Astronomical Society who took his audience on an "adventure" into the remote regions of East Rukum and Baglung in Nepal.
Equipped with 11 telescopes, one of which was funded by Lochaber Rotary, Guy and his colleagues delivered the telescopes to 11 village schools and engaged with the pupils - educating the students on the essence of astronomy.
The Lochaber telescope was installed at Janakit Secondary School.
Guy said: "The overall purpose was to engage with the village schools and promote science and astronomy.
"It was great to experience the joy and curiosity of young minds as they peered through telescopes, uncovering the extraordinary mysteries of the cosmos.
"One of the benefits is that the villages don’t suffer from light pollution – we often saw Saturn and The Milky Way."
President David Mee thanked Guy for a very well illustrated and compelling talk and the audience responded with appreciative applause.
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