Categories: Astrophotos

Astrophoto: North America Nebula by Lorenzo Comolli

Lorenzo Comolli took this beautiful picture of North America Nebula on the 16th of May 2002 in Capanne di Cosola, Italy. Lorenzo used a Pentax 75 apochromatic refractor with an exposure time of 45 minutes.

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