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2 SFA S C 2 - E R M P M109 D M66 M65 VIRGO CRATER M108 M97 Z M L M f 8 PM CAMELOPARDALIS M URSA MAJOR 11 LEO LEO MINOR A 21 A 6 R M105 M96 M95 M67 SEXTANS ANTLIA HYDRA 10 VELA 9 CANCER M44 PYXIS M 22 P C P M 7 GEMINI CANIS MINOR S 2 1 B B C F 20 9 J 22 A ORION M48 MONOCERUS M43 M42 8 LYNX M46 M47 M93 CANIS MAJOR CARINA M50 PUPPIS 7 M41 M M37 M78 S AURIGA P M38 M36 M1 R A COLUMBA M79 F 5 C C 2 A LEPUS CAELUM 1 PICTOR DORADO 5 TAURUS 2 J 20 1 Z 4 P M Mf PERSEUS M ERIDANUS J 5 A 3 HOROLOGIUM 3 1 H TRIANGULUM ARIES M34 FORNAX D 21 M B 2 M76 M A D 6 CASSIOPEIA ANDROMEDA M74 CETUS M33 PISCES PHOENIX 1 S M110 M31 M32 D A A Nv 20 SCULPTOR D R A M77 SFA Ov 2013 ://v..f./

3 SFA S C 3 - E R Nv ANDROMEDA PEGASUS PISCES SCULPTOR PHOENIX Nv 5 GRUS M 23 F TUCANA O 21 LACERTA CEPHEUS 22 M30 PISCES AUSTRINUS M39 M15 M2 AQUARIUS INDUS O 6 DELPHINUS EQUULEUS M73 21 M72 D M29 S 20 MICROSCOPIUM CYGNUS M27 SAGITTA M71 CAPRICORNUS PAVO A M75 20 M55 S 5 M56 A AQUILA LYRA SAGITTARIUS 19 M57 VULPECULA M11 M26 SCUTUM M54 CORONA AUSTRALIS TELESCOPIUM L M f 8 PM M70 V M22 M28 M69 M16 M17 M18 M24 M25 A 21 M21 M8 DRACO M23 M20 D 22 OPHIUCHUS M14 M7 M6 18 R A M9 M92 2 D 12 ARA A 6 M10 17 M12 M19 M62 SCORPIUS M13 A HERCULES M107 M4 J SERPENS M80 NORMA CIRCINUS CORONA BOREALIS LUPUS M5 LIBRA J 6 BOOTES 15 A J 21 M A A M3 VIRGO M83 M51 M M63 J 6 CANES VENATICI M53 S HYDRA CENTAURUS A M94 13 C C M 22 COMA BERENICES M64 CORVUS CRUX M40 M68 M106 M100 M98 M91 M88 M90 M99 M86 M89 M84 M87 M60 M58 M59 M104 M85 M49 M D SFA Ov ://v..f./

4 - 2 ERIDANUS CAELUM COLUMBA DORADO PICTOR LMC MENSA C VOLANS - CARINA PUPPIS Nv 20 G N G C O C V B S SCULPTOR PISCES AUSTRINUS PHOENIX GRUS MICROSCOPIUM INDUS A M55 TUCANA HYDRUS SAGITTARIUS M54 M70 PAVO CORONA AUSTRALIS A ARA FORNAX SFA Ov ://v..f./ HOROLOGIUM ANTLIA 12 M 22 APUS CHAMAELEON CIRCINUS CRUX CENTAURUS M69 RETICULUM TELESCOPIUM OCTANS M7 NORMA MUSCA LUPUS PYXIS SCORPIUS TRIANGULUM AUSTRALIS SFA S C 4 - S R VELA M6 M62 R K H A M F 20 LACERTA - L LEO - L LEPUS - H LIBRA - S LEO MINOR - S L LUPUS - Wf LYNX - W LYRA - H MENSA - T M MICROSCOPIUM - M MONOCERUS - U MUSCA - F NORMA - C` S OCTANS - O, Nv I OPHIUCHUS - S H ORION - T H PAVO - P PEGASUS - W H PERSEUS - H PHOENIX - M B PICTOR - E PISCES AUSTRINUS - S F PISCES - F PUPPIS - S f S A PYXIS - M' C RETICULUM - N SCULPTOR - S' A SCORPIUS - S SCUTUM - S SERPENS - S SEXTANS - S, Nv I SAGITTA - A SAGITTARIUS - A TAURUS - B TELESCOPIUM - T TRIANGULUM AUSTRALIS - S T TRIANGULUM - T TUCANA - T URSA MAJOR - G B URSA MINOR - L B VELA - S f S A VIRGO - V VOLANS - F F VULPECULA - F SMC 6

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