Centre To Unveil Biggest Telescope In Africa

The Centre for Basic
Space Science (CBSS) in Nsukka, Enugu State, is set to unveil the biggest telescope in Africa, its Director, Prof. Fidelix Opera,  has said.
Opara told newsmen in Nsukka that the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, would perform the unveiling ceremony on May 2.
He said that the telescope, which is the biggest in Africa, would play a strategic role in boosting space science research on the continent.
Telescope is usually a tubular optical instrument for viewing distant objects by means of the refraction of light rays through a lens.
The director added that “the telescope will help the centre to carry out studies and monitor happenings in space and other areas of interest.
“Many developed countries achieved fast growth because of their exploits in space science research.’’
Opara commended the deputy senate president “for donating part of his constituency project fund to the centre to fund the construction and mounting of the telescope by engineers from the centre.”
On the insurgency in the country, the CBSS director called for the installation of cameras at strategic locations in the North East and the Federal Capital Territory to assist security agents in surveillance.
He said “security agents are not spirits and cannot be everywhere at every time but with surveillance cameras, they will be able to play back and see what is happening in areas where they are absent.
“Nigerians should see security as everybody’s business since security agents cannot do it alone.
“Nigerians must volunteer to give security agents useful information to tackle the present security challenges in the country.’’