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Our Milky Way Galaxy
2024-09-12 19:00:00 2024-09-12 20:30:00 America/Chicago Our Milky Way Galaxy Join the Fox Valley Astronomical Society and their telescopes. See the moon and which planets are visible in the sky! Rakow Branch - Rakow - Lawn

Thursday, September 12
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-09-12 19:00:00 2024-09-12 20:30:00 America/Chicago Our Milky Way Galaxy Join the Fox Valley Astronomical Society and their telescopes. See the moon and which planets are visible in the sky! Rakow Branch - Rakow - Lawn

Rakow Branch

Rakow - Lawn

Join the Fox Valley Astronomical Society and their telescopes. See the moon and which planets are visible in the sky!

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Nature & Science |

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