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Public welcome to stargaze at Lanphier Observatory

This summer, the Leelanau School’s Lanphier Observatory is open to the public for stargazing, Wednesdays and Thursdays. It takes place every Wednesday and Thursday starting through Aug.
The Lanphier Observatory, on the campus of The Leelanau School in Glen Arbor, is open for stargazers who see constellations, potentially planets and northern lights, and the international space station as it makes its way overhead. Courtesy photo

This summer, the Leelanau School’s Lanphier Observatory is open to the public for stargazing, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

It takes place every Wednesday and Thursday starting through Aug. 22 as long as weather is permissible. Stargazing will be from 10 p.m. to midnight on these nights and admission is $5 for adults and $4 for students.

Norm Wheeler, Faculty Emeritus and former Astronomy teacher at the Leelanau School, is coordinating the program this summer.

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