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Bill Sterne Jr., astronomy expert and photographer, dies at 65

A Tulsa photographer and film technician who travelled the world to watch and photograph eclipses, William Putnam "Bill" Sterne Jr. died July 18. He was 65.
A graveside service was held Friday at Floral Haven Cemetery.
It was observing the planet Mars, as it shone blood-red and brilliant from the constellation Taurus the Bull, that first attracted Bill Sterne to astronomy.
He got his first telescope when he was 10 years old.
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William Putnam Sterne, Jr. March 31, 1946 - July 18, 2011