What sparked my lifelong passion for aerospace and astronomy?

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I was born in 1954. I live in the Philippines. I'm retired. I have been an avid aerospace/aviation fan since 12. I bought my first telescope at 13. It was a 4.5 inch Newtonian reflector. I saw the Orion Nebulae, the Andromeda galaxy, Jupiter and Saturn pass behind the moon.
 

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