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the Moon where they learn that the Moon is a very different place. different very a is Moon the that learn they where Moon the Come have a look through our 6” telescope! 6” our through look a have Come
learn about the Big Dipper and the North Star and take an imaginary trip to trip imaginary an take and Star North the and Dipper Big the about learn month from 1:00 - 4:00pm for solar viewing. solar for 4:00pm - 1:00 from month
Zhu take viewers on an exciting discovery of the Sun, Moon, and stars. They stars. and Moon, Sun, the of discovery exciting an on viewers take Zhu 7:30 - 10:00pm EST, and the first Sunday of the of Sunday first the and EST, 10:00pm - 7:30
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