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	How To Buy a Telescope Are you thinking about giving a telescope as a holiday gift? September 11 is the time to learn what to buy in our Joel N. Bloom Observatory. Free to the public! Night Skies in the Observatory
	"Piratical Pyle: The Story Behind Pirate Style" Pop culture has long promoted the same image of pirates—the eye patch, headscarf, earring—right up to the recent Pirates of the Caribbean movie series. But is it all true? Here's your chance to find out: Thursday, September 25 @ 7:00 p.m. Find out more...	Also Playing in the Tuttleman IMAX:



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