A 106-year-old telescope is making its way to Northwest Arkansas.

The telescope will offer public views of space as the centerpiece of a science and engineering center in Northwest Arkansas. The telescope is part of a partnership between Swarthmore College and Support STEM and Space Inc., a non-profit in NWA.

“We are very excited to be bringing such a large telescope to Northwest Arkansas, where we plan to use it as the centerpiece for a STEM recruitment-related facility with a planetarium and observatory in Northwest Arkansas,” said Katherine Auld, chairman of the board of directors of Supporting STEM and Space.

Supporting STEM and Space will have to pay for the cost of insurance and transportation of the telescope. The non-profit has started a fund-raising effort to fund it. The cost is estimated at $20,000/

The telescope is tied as the sixth largest refracting telescope and was complete in 1911. It is has a 36-foot focal length and weighs 50,000 lbs.

For more information on the fundraiser for the telescope, click here.