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Astronomy for Amateurs ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠃⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀
⠠⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠁⠉⠲⠤⠤⠠⠺⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠑⠇⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠇⠁⠎⠞⠇⠽⠂⠀⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠥⠞⠓⠑⠗⠝⠀⠓⠕⠗⠊⠵⠕⠝⠂⠀⠺⠑
⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠝⠕⠞⠊⠉⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠓⠽⠙⠗⠁⠂⠀⠠⠑⠗⠊⠙⠁⠝⠥⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠑⠝⠞⠁⠥⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠑⠇⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠧⠊⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠇⠁⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠝⠑⠁⠗⠑⠎⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠂⠀⠁⠇⠏⠓⠁⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀
⠍⠁⠛⠝⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀⠼⠙⠚⠀
⠞⠗⠊⠇⠇⠊⠕⠝⠀⠅⠊⠇⠕⠍⠑⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠶⠼⠃⠑⠀⠞⠗⠊⠇⠇⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠍⠊⠇⠑⠎⠶⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀
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⠠⠎⠕⠥⠞⠓⠑⠗⠝⠀⠠⠏⠕⠇⠑⠀⠗⠑⠊⠛⠝⠎⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠉⠽⠀
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⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠁⠑⠲⠤⠤⠠⠎⠥⠍⠍⠑⠗⠀
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⠼⠁⠋⠲⠤⠤⠰⠠⠁⠥⠞⠥⠍⠝⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠑⠇⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀
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⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠕⠊⠝⠀⠋⠕⠥⠗⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠞⠎⠀
⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠗⠽⠀
⠓⠑⠁⠧⠑⠝⠎⠀⠙⠥⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀

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