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We keep our star talk down to earth! Beginning stargazers, professional astronomers, armchair astronauts and the cosmologically curious are all invited to join us. Galaxies Astronomy Club was founded in 1994.

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12/10/11

When I was a kid, and my father was not traveling on business, he'd declare a day especially for each of his children, to go where we wanted and do as we liked.  My brother always opted for amusement parks and such.  My choice was usually the Hall of Science at Griffith Observatory.  I liked the sectioned meteorites with their Widmanstätten figures, and the "Jacob's Ladder" spark gap, and the big Tesla coil.
 
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12/10/11

That sounds like you had a wonderful - and memorable - time. :)
 
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12/10/11

I did indeed.  Interesting experience last summer, too: I was out in Spokane visiting a friend who lives in nearby Cheney.  They do a big outdoor "Royal Fireworks" concert there.  I was listening to the Handel and watching the skyrockets, when suddenly a big meteor streaked across the sky, above the rising moon.  I guess we earthlings weren't the only ones letting off fireworks that evening!
 
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12/10/11

Oh, that sounds like it must have been breathtaking.
 
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12/11/11

Today @spacetelesope's Adam Riess will be presented the Nobel Prize in Physics (shared with Perlmutter & Schmidt) http://t.co/V6OJpVR0Sat Dec 10 13:32:00 via CoTweetNASA History Office
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12/13/11

NASA's Dawn spacecraft successfully maneuvered into its closest orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta today,... http://t.co/VfEgA0hcTue Dec 13 12:48:49 via FacebookJanet Ivey
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12/19/11

Reusable Rockets to take Giant Leap From Spaceport America http://t.co/Jmpxe7M2Mon Dec 19 13:23:15 via SocialFlowMike Larsen
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1/2/12

Welcome to the Moon, GRAIL spacecraft! Nice to see you!... http://t.co/GuBNJdu9Mon Jan 02 15:49:18 via FacebookLRO_NASA
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1/2/12

See Moon & Jupiter Shine Together in Tonight's Sky http://t.co/VbPcFHMmMon Jan 02 15:46:08 via SocialFlowMike Larsen
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1/2/12

And Tomorrow we have the Quadrantid Meteor Shower and #meteorwatch , Get everyone joining in and watching out for shooting stars!Mon Jan 02 15:46:39 via TweetDeckVirtual Astronomer
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