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Photo Gallery: 2003 Skyscrapers Trip to Van Vleck Observatory

More then 20 members attend Skyscrapers night at Van Vleck Observatory, organized by Al Hall and the Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford.
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Mars rises over the giant dome of Van Vleck Observatory on Saturday night.
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A group of Skyscrapers stands in front of the massive 20
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Al Hall commands the telescope and shows off some of his latest schematics of his telescope under construction.
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Jack Szelka prepares to get a view of Mars through the 20
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Scott Tracy looks at Mars through the 20
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Dave Dixon gazes at Mars through the 20
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Skyscraper members admire the huge 20
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Jim Hendrickson and Dan Lorraine examine diffraction gratings that were placed over the objective of the telescope.
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