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25,600,60,0,5000,1000,25,2000
90,300,1,50,12,25,50,1,70,12,1,50,1,0,0,9999
0,1,0,0,0,30,10,5,0,0,0,10,0,1
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Starry night above the Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming USA. Wally Pacholka, TWAN (twanight.org)
Starry night above the Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming USA. Wally Pacholka, TWAN (twanight.org)
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The moonlit stones of the Zorats Karer prehistoric necropolis, Armenia, also known as Karahunj (or the Speaking Stones). Babak Tafreshi, TWAN (twanight.org)
The moonlit stones of the Zorats Karer prehistoric necropolis, Armenia, also known as Karahunj (or the Speaking Stones). Babak Tafreshi, TWAN (twanight.org)

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Places connected to the Sky

PC2S is our global community project, set up in 2019 as part of the IAU’s 100 Years Under one Sky celebrations.

The examples on the Portal illustrate some novel ways in which terrestrial locations can be connected to the sky, including:

Aiello del Friuli, village of sundials, Italy

Otford Solar System, UK, USA, Falkland Is., Australia, New Zealand

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