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  What can you expect to see at the Community Observatory this weekend?   Welcome to Fall. This weather has us watching the forecast to see if we are likely to be able to have a clear sky on Friday and Saturday. Friday is looking possible and Saturday is likely. We will also have an almost full Moon with the full “Harvest Moon” falling on Sunday. We will have also switched to our winter schedule of 7:30-9:30 PM this weekend. Be SURE to check our calendar on communityobservatory.com after 3 PM on the day you want to attend to make sure we will be open.   We have solar viewing during the Sherwood Demonstration Garden’s “Fall into Gardening” event on Saturday Morning. The weather is looking good for that. Expect the Sun to be impressive in our dedicated solar scopes that can show both a white-light view that shows the surface details like sunspots and our “hydrogen-alpha” scopes that show flares and prominences. Our dedicated crew will be there to describe what you a...