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The Travelling Telescope is a social enterprise dedicated to promoting social change using astronomy educational and entertaining tools. Whether you are a school, lodge/hotel, or an individual, we have a range of astronomy services for you.
We are the only astronomy company in the Eastern African region with globally competitive services.
As a social enterprise, and youth partner of Airbus Foundation and The Little Engineers we also offer free resources for underserved schools.
Join us for a Star Safari on a camping trip, enjoy a planetarium show at The Nairobi Planetarium and encourage your older kids to build and create with us through Airbus Foundation Discovery Space. Be part of The Travelling Telescope community.
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Telescope, A Star safari
Astronomy is the oldest science, part of our natural world, and an excellent tool for exploration and wonder. Whether you are a school, an individual, or a lodge, we are here to offer you a guided tour of Kenya’s unpolluted equatorial night skies while…
Planetarium Experience
–The Nairobi Planetarium+Shows +Schedule +Prices +Booking –Mobile Planetarium –Gallery+The Nairobi Planetarium +Mobile Planetarium The Nairobi Planetarium Welcome to The Nairobi Planetarium (TNP) situated at 105 Riverside Lane, off Riverside Drive. The planetarium is a very inspiring and enjoyable immersive environment for you to get…
Space Camp
Is your kid nuts about space? Do they need to get out of the house and explore the Universe? Then we have something for them!! In TBA, The Travelling Telescope will run Space Camps at Riverside Drive on TBA from TBA. Space Camp Schedule…
‘I felt that Africans could also be part of this’: Meet the Kenyan stargazer inspiring children to look to the sky
CNN — Susan Murabana’s life-changing moment happened at 22 years old, when she looked through a telescope for the very first time. Suddenly, Saturn and its yellow-gold rings were more than just an illustration in a textbook; they were real, and the experience was powerful….
Focus on Africa BBC Sounds
BBC Podcast, Focus on Africa, features Susan Murabana of the Travelling Telescope Listen to the podcast (from 16mins in) through this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ghz41g
‘I want to see the first African woman in space’: the Kenyan stargazer bringing astronomy to the people
Susan Murabana’s passion for astronomy was only sparked in her 20s as science was just ‘for boys’. Now she tours Kenya with a telescope on a mission to reveal the cosmos to all children. You can read The Guardian article through this link: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/sep/18/i-want-to-see-the-first-african-woman-in-space-the-kenyan-stargazer-bringing-astronomy-to-the-people
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