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What a view: Astronomy professor Robert Roeder of Scarborough College gets ready to focus on the heavens with a 12-inch reflecting telescope.
What a view: Astronomy professor Robert Roeder of Scarborough College gets ready to focus on the heavens with a 12-inch reflecting telescope.

What a view: Astronomy professor Robert Roeder of Scarborough College gets ready to focus on the heavens with a 12-inch reflecting telescope.

Date11/4/1981
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0132913F
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