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  1. Astronomy Night At The White House - http://bit.ly/nEpGW
  2. RT @kzooastro The KAS has won an award for its Astronomy Day event on May 30th! Relive that great day here: http://bit.ly/1NpBsS
  3. Saturday evening is the final public night for the year. Let's hope for clear skies. Want more info? - www.graaa.org
  4. World Space Week - http://www.worldspaceweek.org/
  5. Coming Soon! The Great World Wide Star Count - www.starcount.org
  6. Evidence of Alien Animal found on Mercury! (wink wink) - http://bit.ly/15mi1z
  7. Looks like it is going to be too cloudy for the observatory to be open, so tonight's event has been canceled. We'll try again in two weeks.
  8. Tonight the Moon is at First Quarter Phase just after midnight. First Quarter is halfway to Full? Strange but true. You read it here first.
  9. Things could be looking up for clear enough skies tomorrow evening for the event at the Veen Observatory. Stay tuned....
  10. RT @NASAJPL Meteorites on Mars uncover hidden ice! Cameras on MRO see ice in craters before it sublimates. Story: http://bit.ly/1zBzoJ
  11. It's Official: Water Found on the Moon - http://bit.ly/D36wn
  12. Hey GR Area tweeps. At 9.05 tonight there will be a brilliant flyover by the space station, going NW to SE, almost directly overhead.
  13. Neptune was discovered on this date in 1846. It orbits the Sun every 164.79 years. It hasn't made it once around since it was discovered.
  14. Weather's not looking very good for Saturday evening, but our crack staff of weather people are working on it. Keep your fingers crossed.
  15. Fall arrives tomorrow afternoon at 5.18 PM EDT. This is the "Autumnal Equinox." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox
  16. This Saturday - the 26th - is another Public Night at the Veen Observatory. Only one more to follow. Details at www.graaa.org
  17. First Solid Evidence for a Rocky Exoplanet - http://bit.ly/EBv81
  18. Over 200 people had a great time at the Veen Observatory looking at the wonders of the Universe. We'll do it again in two weeks (9/26).
  19. Just under 3 hours until the Veen Observatory is open to the public. Come out, GR area Tweeps! There's nothing else cool going on tonight!
  20. Tonight's Public Night at the Veen Observatory is *On*! More info @ http://www.graaa.org/visitor.html - Hope to see you there!