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The University of Texas McDonald Observatory is known as one of the world’s mega centers for astronomy outreach and education.
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PRESTON, S.L. (2007). PUBLIC OUTREACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MCDONALD OBSERVATORY – A BRIEF HISTORY AND CURRENT OVERVIEW. In: HECK, A. (eds) ORGANIZATIONS AND STRATEGIES IN ASTRONOMY VOLUME 7. ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE LIBRARY, vol 343. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5301-6_29
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