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Happy Birthday Alan @kt4hx

:occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons: :occasion-birthday: :occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons:

Thanks for all you do on the TSS Team and all the best for a great day from the Sky Searchers Forum!

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Happy Birthday Alan!

And many more trips around 'Ol Sol my friend!
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Happy Birthday !
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Happy Birthday Alan .
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Happy Birthday, Alan...and best wishes for clear, dark skies!!

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Happy Birthday, Alan!
Here's hoping for many more to come!
:occasion-birthday: :happy-wavemulticolor: :occasion-birthday:

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Thank you Graeme, Michael, Aaron, Jean-Yves, Dave and Stephen!

Funny thing is I don't feel any different than I did last week! :lol:

Getting older is a bunch of crap! Then again, I'd rather deal with the inconvenience of that than the alternative! :icon-smile:
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Happy Birthday a second time my friend!
All the best for you and the family through the year. :)
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Happy Birthday Alan! πŸŽ‚ πŸ₯³ πŸŽ‰ 🎈 🎁 🎊 πŸŽ‚ πŸ₯³ πŸŽ‰ 🎈 🎁

To another orbit!
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Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 4:05 am Happy Birthday a second time my friend!
All the best for you and the family through the year. :)

Thank you again Gabrielle. I hope your trip goes well and you have an enjoyable time.

Ylem wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 4:12 am Happy Birthday Alan! πŸŽ‚ πŸ₯³ πŸŽ‰ 🎈 🎁 🎊 πŸŽ‚ πŸ₯³ πŸŽ‰ 🎈 🎁

To another orbit!

Thank you Jeff. Hopefully I will be able to get a few more orbits! :icon-smile:
Alan

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:occasion-cake: :occasion-birthdaymulticolor: :occasion-cake: Best Wishes Alan!!
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Happy Birthday Alan, my friend! May you see many many more galaxies! πŸŽ‚πŸŽπŸŽ‰πŸΊ
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