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Author Message   bklyntonj Citizen Username: Bklyntonj Post Number: 74 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - 9:04 am:        Does anyone know of a planetarium or a place where you can go to get a great view of Mars in or near town?   Nohero Citizen Username: Nohero Post Number: 2021 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - 9:08 am:        There are some suggestions in the Star-Ledger. You may want to try to observatory at Union County College, in Cranford. Or, just use a high place with a good view of the Southeast (top of Flood's Hill would probably qualify), and a pair of binoculars.   patty Citizen Username: Patty Post Number: 365 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 12:19 am:        I would ditto Nohero's suggestion on the observatory in Union. Planning to go there myself (my small 4.5" telescope....and anything under perhaps 10"....can only give you a white disk with no features). Certainly nothing like the pictures you see which require an enormous aperture and very long exposure-astrophotography equipment. Union County College's Sperry Observatory has a 24" (26"?) reflector and a 10" refractor....these would be wonderful scopes to use. There are public open-houses every Friday night between about 7:30-10:30pm. The prettiest view otherwise is with the naked eye or binoculars.