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When I was a teenager back in the early 1980's most of my friends had pictures of Samantha Fox on their bedroom walls, but I was a little different and decided to put pictures of famous observatories on mine! I guess you could call me a typical nerd. Fortunately I had extremely supportive parents who encouraged my strange hobby and I was encouraged to join the local club; Clacton and District Astronomical Association (CDAA for short). The club was, and still is, very active and had an obervato…