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There are two types of people in the world. Young people and people who used to be young.
I’ve loved the stars too fondly
To be fearful of the night.
—Galileo
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Chen, J.L., Chen, A. (2017). Amateur Astronomy and Its Aging Practitioners. In: Astronomy for Older Eyes. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52413-9_1
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