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Thanks for the heads up about the demise of the Carter Observatory, Andrew. In the early to mid-50's we lived almost on top of the cable car (the entire street disappeared with the advent of the flyover or whatever it is) and my earliest astro memory is of being taken to a Public Night there by my Mum.
At the time the "canals" on Mars were the subject of much publicity and we waited in a long queue for my turn at the eyepiece where this small boy was held up to view the tiny, orange disc and its vague, dark markings. Funny to be still peering at it 50+ years later!
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