One Telescope Per Child

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 23, 2009 @11:53AM from the baby-wants-a-microscope-too dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It seems one-<object>-per-child goes beyond laptops. A project from the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has designed a high-quality, $20 telescope they're calling the Galileoscope, hoping to spark interest in astronomy among kids and make good scopes available to many who otherwise could not afford one. But as OLPC learned, it's not that easy; they are struggling to get enough volume to get production ramped up and costs down, resorting to tricks like auctioning off a few autographed ones, and trying Give-One-Get-One."

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light pollution? by Anonymous Coward · 2009-09-23 13:19 · Score: 0, Troll

Most kids live in urban areas. They can't see the stars due to light pollution. Stupid idea.
Why not internet controlled telescopes so that they can explore with the OLPC laptops?
Re:Done! by MrNaz · 2009-09-23 18:01 · Score: 0, Troll

"I'm so sorry I said that."
You know, you *can* click cancel when previewing the message. It's not like blurting something crass out at a party about your best mate's wife.
Oh boy, if only there was a "Preview" function in that scenario...

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