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is a small portion of a joint effort of seven astronomy clubs. There were approximately 60 telescopes in use. This annual event is called “Astronomy at the Beach”, and is held in Southeastern Michigan.https://realsimpleastronomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/open-house-9-3-16.jpgopen-house-9-3-16It is hard to get a good photo of a star party in progress for obvious reasons. Here is a photo of some members of my club setting up their telescopes. 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