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In a recent visit to the McDonald observatory Dr. Juan Carlos Reina, astronomy professor at Houston Community College (HCC), along with Dr. David Wood and Mr. Alfred Alaniz, both astronomy professors with the Alamo Community College District (ACCD), got the chance to tour the world renowned McDonald site and look at the housing and equipment for the T.O.R.R.E. (Texas Outreach for Remote Research and Education) telescope facility. The T.O.R.R.E. site will house a refurbished 30-inch telescope that will allow
Dr. Chris Johns-Krull from Rice University and Dr. Juan Carlos Reina from Houston Community College, TORRE project's PI and Co-PI, made a recent visit to the facilities at the McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis TX to tour the site of the future T.O.R.R.E. telescope and see the vast array of resources at one of the world's most renowned observatories, including the massive Hobby-Eberly Telescope. Click on the PDF link to view a slide show of the trip with details about the T.O.R.R.E. project.
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