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Author: Samuel Jackson, Carole Haswell

Collectors of Light

Updated Wednesday, 8 May 2024

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[Main text - In these videos, we will explore... points covered in each video segment]

Video 1 title/question (e.g. why is the PIRATE robotic telescope on a part of a volcano?)

[Introductory text - PIRATE robotic telescope, Samuel Jackson will explain why it's located on a part of a volcano and what the telescope captures]

Video 2 title/question (e.g. why do we have telescopes in space?)

[Introductory text - James Webb Space Telescope - explain why it's different from PIRATE telescope]

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[Introductory text - Space telescopes, Carole Haswell]

[Example - In this video, Carole Haswell a professor of astrophysics at The Open University will share her insights on how to best use a telescope to study the stars above us...]


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