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Astronomy Day

Astronomy Day is held annually at the UW Fox Valley campus in late spring. It showcases a number of activities for adults and children.

Holiday Party WOW Mirror Grinding Astronomy Day Transit of Venus Fermilab


An Alien observes the sun.

Terry Becker's homemade 10" (250 mm) Dobsonian / Newtonian telescope.

The Mars Lander Drop Contest.  Contestants were challenged to make a spacecraft that would protect an egg dropped from a ladder.

Members made ice cream with liquid nitrogen for sale to visitors.

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