* Astronomy

BOOTES-3 a major boost for New Zealand astronomy
New Zealand astronomers will seek a glimpse of the universe's first generation of stars using BOOTES-3, a new gamma-ray telescope to be opened in Blenheim tomorrow.
A joint Spanish-New Zealand astronomy project that adds to the BOOTES telescope network, the telescope nestled amid grapevines at Vintage Lane Observatory will scour the sky for evidence of gamma-ray bursts.

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