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The Chaffee Planetarium and The Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Assn sponsor a presentation this Wednesday

By Shelley Irwin

Published April 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM EDT

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Grand Rapids Public Museum

We talk to Dr. Jacob Bourjaily for the details.

The Chaffee Planetarium and The Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association sponsor a presentation this Wednesday at the GRPM featuring a world recognized physicist originally from Grand Rapids. We talk to Dr. Jacob Bourjaily, who originally interned at the Planetarium.

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Shelley Irwin

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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