Feb 20, 2017

Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools — but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles.

: In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, a student looks up at the moon through a telescope, during a visit by The Traveling Telescope to show students the science of astronomy, at St Andrew’s School near Molo in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools – but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, students look up at a projected display inside an inflatable planetarium, during a visit by The Traveling Telescope to show students the science of astronomy, at St Andrew’s School near Molo in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools – but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, a student walks out of an inflatable planetarium, during a visit by The Traveling Telescope to show students the science of astronomy, at St Andrew’s School near Molo in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools – but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, students raise their hands to astronomer and company co-founder Daniel Chu Owen, left, during a visit by The Traveling Telescope to show students the science of astronomy, at St Andrew’s School near Molo in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools – but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, students walk around wearing Google Cardboard virtual reality goggles during a visit by The Traveling Telescope to show students the science of astronomy, at St Andrew’s School near Molo in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools – but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, students and a teacher lie down to look up at a projected display inside an inflatable planetarium, during a visit by The Traveling Telescope to show students the science of astronomy, at St Andrew’s School near Molo in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools – but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, astronomer and company co-founder Daniel Chu Owen, left, and an assistant, set up a telescope during a visit by The Traveling Telescope to show students the science of astronomy, at St Andrew’s School near Molo in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools – but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, an image of the planet Saturn is seen on the lens of the projector inside an inflatable planetarium, during a visit by The Traveling Telescope to show students the science of astronomy, at St Andrew’s School near Molo in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools – but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, astronomer and company co-founder Susan Murabana is interviewed during a visit by The Traveling Telescope to show students the science of astronomy, at St Andrew’s School near Molo in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools – but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, astronomer and company co-founder Daniel Chu Owen sets up a telescope during a visit by The Traveling Telescope to show students the science of astronomy, at St Andrew’s School near Molo in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools – but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, a student looks up at the moon through a telescope, during a visit by The Traveling Telescope to show students the science of astronomy, at St Andrew’s School near Molo in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools – but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Traveling Telescope teaches Kenyan students the science of astronomy

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