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M14 by Bob Fera
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Sharpless 239 by Mark Hanson
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Messier 1 by Bernhard Hubl
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Quadrantids Meteor Shower Period of activity: December 27th, 2019 to January 10th, 2020.  Peak: Jan 3-4, 2020 – the moon will be 4% full. The Quadrantids have the potential to be the strongest shower of the year but usually fall … Continue reading →
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  Max Born was a German-Jewish physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. Max Born on Wikipedia.  
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