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New observatory in Rochester NY

Started by RolandC, 05/01/2015 09:47PM
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Roland Christen
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You would not think that an observatory should be located in Rochester, since they get an average of only 50 days cloud free per year. But, on my recent visit there, I stumbled across this unique observatory located right in the heart of town at the airport.


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