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Van Vleck Observatory Trip

It was snowing heavily in Scituate, but about 17 Skyscrapers crossed the border into Connecticut in search of clear skies-and found them-at Van Vleck Observatory.
Steve Hubbard at the eyepiece
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Rick Lynch observing Saturn
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This was the view of Saturn as your eye approached the eyepiece (photo made with a Nikon Coolpix 3100)
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Al Hall at the control panel of the 20
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Member Glenn Jackson at the eyepiece observing Jupiter. The red spot and other festoons were readily apparent and the Galilean moons were easily resolved into small discs by everyone.
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Pat Landers
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Dolores Rinaldi stands next to a 380 lb Canyon Diablo meteorite
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The library at Van Vleck Observatory
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Sign in log from 1932 - note some of the names: Edwin Hubble, Chandra Sekhar, Kuiper, and Bok
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