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Image of the day 05/20/2014

    M51 [Image Of Team], Giuseppe Donatiello
    M51 [Image Of Team]
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    M51 [Image Of Team]

    Image of the day 05/20/2014

      M51 [Image Of Team], Giuseppe Donatiello
      M51 [Image Of Team]
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      M51 [Image Of Team]

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      Collective image obtained with the contribution of the following amateur astronomers (in alphabetical order): Marco Cianci, Giuseppe Donatiello (composition & processing), Rolando Ligustri, Andrea Pistocchini, Bert Scheuneman, Tim Stone.

      This is the version with highest resolution centered on the images of Marco Cianci.

      The source images were obtained with either digital SLR cameras, either with CCD. Instruments from APO 80mm to Planewave Instruments CDK 17".

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