Planetarium's stars will shine again under agreement with Science Factory.(Science & Technology)(A school official confirms a deal that comes too late for the facility's former director)

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | April 24, 2003 | Copyright

Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard

The ultrafancy SkyVision equipment has been taken away, and longtime planetarium expert Jon Elvert has accepted a new job. But now, four months after closing for lack of funding, the Eugene-Springfield area's beleaguered planetarium soon may be taking starry-eyed schoolchildren on space journeys once more.

The planetarium's next-door neighbor, the Science Factory - formerly known as WISTEC - has reached an agreement with the Lane Education Service District to take over the 23-year-old facility's remaining equipment ...

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