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A young girl named Emma aged 10 plays in my sons cricket team, her father told me she was very interested in astronomy but the telescope they bought her,114 x 900 Tasco reflector, in his words, wasn't working, and therefore her interest was wanning so l thought l would go around and have a look.
The scope wasn't collimated and the eyepieces were just rubbish, anyhow after ajustment l gave her one of my plossil eyepieces and everything was sorted, passion rekindled.
l took my 150mm refractor along as well and little Emma had a look at Saturn, Jupiter as well as the odd gas cloud and the fascination she showed made me glad to be there, if each of us sparks an interest in only one child then we have done well, if two, even better.
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