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Go to topicImage taken by: Rolando Ligustri
Date: 04 Mar 2005
Time: 19h30m, 20h30m, 21h20m UT
Location: Talmassons, Italy
Exposure duration: 60 sec each
Telescope: 80 mm Refractor, f/5
Camera: SBIG ST9e
Pointing position: TBD
Field of view: TBD
Estimated magnitude: TBD
Distance to Earth: TBC
URL: http://www.castfvg.it/fotoccd.htm
Other info: Another image by the same author, Rosetta around 20h06m, can be seen here.