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McKim Observatory Celebrates 140 Years With First Light Festival - The DePauw

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Last Tuesday, September 16, the McKim Observatory held the First Light Festival from 7 to 8 pm, celebrating both the future of astronomical discovery and its own rich 140-year history.   The event recreated the magic of a telescope’s “first light”—the moment a newly constructed instrument is first pointed at the heavens. While the observatory’s original first light occurred on August 26, 1885, Tuesday’s gathering served as a reminder of the cont…
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thedepauw.com broke the news in on Friday, November 21, 2025.
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