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When I was five years old, my family moved into a 1930s semi-detached house with a long strip of garden. At the end of the garden was a miniature orchard of eight apple trees the previous owners had ...

Taylor Observatory and Norton Planetarium offers cosmic educational events from the Earth and beyond for all ages.

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