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What did the night sky look like on the 1st Independence Day 250 years ago?
As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, astronomers are reconstructing the night sky witnessed by the Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776.
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As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, astronomers are reconstructing the night sky witnessed by the Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776.