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Wayland Cub Scouts get special tour at Weston Observatory

Did you know that Weston is the home of a working geophysical research laboratory that measures and records earthquake data from around the world? Many locals do not know about the Weston Observatory, which sits on the beautiful grounds of the Campion Centre and is part of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Boston College.
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Tucked away in the northwest corner of Weston is a quiet, unassuming building that is part of a global network tracking changes and movements below the Earth's surface.
The Weston Observatory does not, contrary to first impressions, track the stars in the sky.

"Our primary focus today, here at Weston Observatory, is earthquake monitoring, with an emphasis on earthquake monitoring in New England and surrounding areas" - Director John Ebel.

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