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Sat. Night Lecture Going to Another World

Suffolk County Community College professor will lead "Heroes and Beasts: Astronomical Archetypes and the Origin of Beasts" starting at 8 p.m. on Saturday night.

Star gazers, .

Saturday night, a lecture at the starting at 8 p.m. will delve into constellations, mythology, their ties to different civilizations over time, and their impact on us.

Professor Sean Tvelia, from Suffolk County Community College, will lead the lecture - titled "" - and focus on some of the following questions: Why have so many civilizations recognized the same constellations? What can we learn about ourselves from them?

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An opportunity to use the observatory telescopes will follow the lecture, weather permitting.

Do you follow the stars? Have you learned anything about yourself in them?

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