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The Carina Nebula

Emmanuel Valin, remotely via SADR Observatory, Coquimbo, Chile, 6/7 January 2023

“Getting remote access to the world-class skies of Chile was a way to escape the light pollution and cloudy conditions of my Paris area backyard. Once I obtained access to remotely image from the SADR Observatory, the Carina Nebula was at the top of my

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