{"id":18268,"date":"2022-09-27T10:38:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T14:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/?p=18268"},"modified":"2022-09-27T10:38:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T14:38:43","slug":"capitol-closeup-the-big-astronomy-festival-at-unh-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/?p=18268","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Closeup: The Big Astronomy Festival at UNH This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul interviews the &#8220;Skyguy&#8221;, Professor John Gianforte, UNH astronomy Professor and director of the UNH observatory. 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