Less than a year from its 90th anniversary, one of the oldest astronomy clubs west of the Mississippi wants to raise funds for optimizing its prized facility.
“We feel that that’s our duty: to help those that want to know, to help them understand and know how to do this stuff,” Astronomy Club of Tulsa (AST) member Scott Bratt told 2 News Oklahoma on July 5.
AST brings together hundreds every year to its observatory on a hilltop in rural Okmulgee County, southwest of Mounds. The observatory, built in 1993, is also the Oklahoma’s only telescope accessible to the public…