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\n' +'The chart at top is a simple 1:1 spherical ' +'"projection" with a one-degree grid. By comparison, Rafael Ferrando\'s May ' +'1st blink pair at right covers about a third of a ' +'degree square.
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Participating observatories
\n' +'176 - Consell - Mallorca
\n' +'246 - KLENOT - Czech Republic
\n' +'428 - Reedy Creek - Australia
\n' +'474 - Mt. John - New Zealand
\n' +'651 - Grasslands - Arizona
\n' +'704 - LINEAR - New Mexico
\n' +'854 - Sabino Canyon - Arizona
\n' +'926 - Tenagra II - Arizona
\n' +'941 - Pla D\'Arguines - Spain
\n' +'E14 - Ngunnawal - Australia
\n' +'H72 - E.L. Egan - Florida
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This page is ©Copyright 2003
\n' +'Columbine, Inc. – ' +'All Rights Reserved
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