Bates College student Belle Bernhoeft, left, explains to Sumaya Bashir, 7, of Lewiston how a telescope works by demonstrating how the first ones moved two lenses back and forth to magnify and focus objects far away during Monday night's 3rd annual Bates Astronomy Extravaganza on the campus in Lewiston.
Penza Lemba clears the snow off her vehicle on Jefferson Street in Lewiston Monday morning as snow piled up overnight after yesterday's warm and sunny day. "It's not as bad as last year, I'm used to it now." said Lemba as she cleaned off her brush and ducked inside her warm SUV.
Stars projected onto the dome of the planetarium at Bates College are a blur in this 30 second time exposure during a recent show.
