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But all of them can help you understand the scale of our big neighborhood.

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It's not far below the bright planet Saturn, which is low in the east at nightfall.

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Allegro from Sonata in D Major, K. ninety-six by Domenico Scarlatti.

We'll hear pianist Angela Hewitt.

It climbs high across the north during the night.

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We have the Jeff Davis Mountains.

Uh, we have the McDonald Observatory.

We have Amistad Dam, Fort Duncan ruins, and, and so much more, uh, in between, um, both, both, uh, uh, El Paso and, uh, Eagle Pass.

Um, I am an attorney, uh, during the day [laughs] as I like to say.

And we have more skywatching tips and much more about the cosmos in StarDate Magazine.

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No matter where you are, no matter who you are, classical music speaks to your soul.

Classical music is music for all of us.

Lunarians from right here on Earth.

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Those in the western states will have to settle for an especially close encounter between Jupiter and the moon.

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Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.

3, No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

We're not just kind of the entryway or one of the entryways into Big Bend National Park, but also we're 30 minutes from Marfa, 30 minutes from Fort Davis Marathon.

And from there, you spindle out into Presidio, Big Bend National Park, the McDonald Observatory, even Balmoree.

Everything is so close, well, by West Texas standards, that you can feel the impact of everything and how interconnected we all are here in Alpine.

Plus, the university offers a great venue and kind of cultural hub.

We're smack dab in the middle of the largest dark skies reserve in the world.

If you want to check out one of the most historic and active uh, observatories.

We're right by the McDonald Observatory.

And then if you're into natural environments, we have one of the most beautiful national parks just in our backyard, as well as two, um, fascinating and beautiful state parks.