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The very first time I looked through my crappy 2nd hand ebay refractor i was marveling at how good the view could be though a $30 scope (jewel box) when something bright streaked by. Thanks to the free-swinging (read: cheap as) alt-az mount I managed to hand track it to the horizon and was even more amazed at "the stuff that's out there" when I realised what it was. It's quite a revelation! I've also seen them cross paths and yep, that's stranger still. I wonder if it's also noteworthy because of the sense we get of their speed, I mean what else can you see that both is, and appears to be, going that fast...?
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