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As a cold pour hits the glass at The Sycamore in the Mission District, chatter rises, lights dim slightly, and Astronomy on Tap eases into motion, blending a little stargazing spirit with a laid-back ...

Have telescope, will travel, sometimes really far. The University of Virginia Occultation Group, astronomy undergraduates who observe and track asteroids and small planets, make most of their ...