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Look up! UCF hosting International Observe the Moon Night

A Russian spacecraft crashes into the moon NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 08: The Waning Gibbous moon is seen amid hazy conditions due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires on June 08, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Getty Images)
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ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF’s space experts will set up shop outside the Reflecting Pond on Saturday for International Observe the Moon Night.

The event is free and open to the public from 6 to 8 p.m. and will feature free access to telescopes and space-related activities.

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Organizers said the space experts will be on hand to help attendees catch the best views from campus.

The event is one of many Knights Under the Stars events hosted by Robinson Observatory and the student-run Astronomy Society.

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Sarah Wilson

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Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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