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Retired astronomy teacher acts as guide on planetary tour
Visitors may walk among the stars at Gainesville/Hall County Solar System Scale Model
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The Pluto marker in the Gainesville/Hall County Solar System Scale Model is in Longwood Park at the picnic pavilion near the playground. A walking tour will be 10 a.m. Saturday. - photo by Kelsey Williamson
To commemorate the exploration of Pluto by the New Horizons spacecraft and the 46th anniversary of the first crewed moon landing, residents may take a tour of the solar system in Gainesville. The walking tour of the solar system’s scale model will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 18. Retired astronomy teacher Frank Lock will guide the tour and share information about the Gainesville/Hall County Solar System Scale Model as well as information about the New Horizons mission to Pluto.