For the LITT among us...

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NGC7000
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For the LITT among us...

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LONG IN THE TOOTH, that is. You are bound to get a very warmhearted feeling after watching Richard Dreyfuss ( Close Encounters of the Third Kind). It's for all of us who wanted to be Astronauts from way back in the Mercury 7 days:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7890550/


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Funny how the people who say "you're never too old" are usually young... LOL
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There's a KOA at Devils Tower in Wyoming that shows Close Encounters every single night. When weather permits, they set the TV up outside with Devil's Tower in the background.
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