BAR HARBOR The members of a new astronomy club are teaming up with the Jesup Memorial Library to bring stargazing to the masses.

The Acadia Astronomical Society (AAS) will be calling the library their home base, and one of their first orders of business has been to secure a powerful, home-use telescope for the facility. The Orion StarBlast 4.5-inch reflector telescope is due to arrive at the Jesup this week.

Under the librarys new I Spy the Sky program, patrons will be able to check out the telescope and take it home. Library staff will be trained in its use and will be able to offer helpful tips. The AAS will support the program, offer free clinics and presentations, and hold their monthly meetings at the library.

The telescope will be unveiled to the public at a special event at the library on Thursday, Jan. 10 beginning at 7 p.m. All are invited to come take a look at the equipment and meet members of the astronomy club.

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Astronomy Club, Library Join Forces