A trip to the cosmos - The Rider Newspaper

Dr. John Gerling, International Museum of Art & Science Board of Trustees member, presents while Mars is shown Thursday during Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights in McAllen.
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Accounting senior Darcy Rios calibrates Orion SkyQuest XT10 Plus telescope during the Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights Thursday at the International Museum of Art & Science in McAllen.
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The International Museum of Art & Science projects Jupiter during the Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights event on Thursday in McAllen.
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The International Museum of Art & Science projects Mars Thursday during the Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights in McAllen.
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Attendees interact with a Spectroscopy activity during the Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights Thursday at the International Museum of Art & Science in McAllen. Attendees solve the light wavelength omitted by each light in an activity Thursday during the Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights at the International Museum of Art & Science in McAllen. Amara Cazares/THE RIDER

Attendees solve the light wavelength omitted by each light in an activity Thursday during the Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights at the International Museum of Art & Science in McAllen.
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Attendees of the Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights gather around Orion SkyQuest XT10 Plus with Center for Excellence in STEM Education of UTRGV to gaze at Venus at the International Museum Art & Science on Thursday. Attendees of the Center for Excellence in STEM Education for UTRGV gaze at Venus using an Orion SkyQuest XT10 Plus Thursday during the Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights at the International Museum Art & Science in McAllen. Amara Cazares/THE RIDER

Attendees of the Center for Excellence in STEM Education for UTRGV gaze at Venus using an Orion SkyQuest XT10 Plus Thursday during the Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights at the International Museum Art & Science in McAllen.
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Dr. John Gerling, International Museum of Art & Science Board of Trustees member, presents Thursday during Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights in McAllen.
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