Maria Mitchell Observatory Trip, Nantucket Island

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Loines Observatory, owned and operated by the Maria Mitchell Organization. The dome on the left houses a beautiful 8" Alvan Clark refractor from 1908. The dome on the right houses a 12" Meade. Image by Dan Lorraine

Top image: NGC 3132
Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA

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