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Northshore October 2025
Few residents of the North Shore know about the free stellar experience available to the public every week at the Mendel Observatory. On Wednesday nights, located on the fourth floor of Merrimack College’s Palmisano Hall, the Mendel Observatory hosts public stargazing beginning at dusk or 7:30 p.m., whichever comes later. The observatory also often hosts special viewing times for extraordinary astronomical events like lunar eclipses. The observatory—which is used by students, faculty, the North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club (NSAAC), and the general public—houses an Optical Guidance Systems 20-inch Ritchey-Chretien reflector, a special
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