Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1)
Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 711, pp. A1
Abstract
The first Euclid Quick Data Release, Q1, comprises 63.1 deg 2 of the Euclid Deep Fields (EDFs) to the nominal wide-survey depth. It encompasses visible and near-infrared space-based imaging and spectroscopic data, ground-based photometry in the u , g , r , i , and z bands, as well as corresponding masks. Overall, Q1 contains about 30 million objects in three areas near the ecliptic poles around EDF-North and EDF-South, as well as the EDF-Fornax field in the constellation of the same name. The purpose of this data release – and its associated technical papers – is twofold. First, it is meant to inform the community of the enormous potential of the Euclid survey data, to describe what is contained in these data, and to help prepare expectations for the forthcoming first major data release DR1. Second, it enables a wide range of initial scientific projects with wide-survey Euclid data, ranging from the early Universe to the Solar System. The Q1 data were processed with early versions of the processing pipelines, which already demonstrate a good performance, with numerous improvements in implementation compared to pre-launch development. In this paper, we describe the sky areas released in Q1, the observations, a top-level view of the data processing of Euclid and associated external data, the Q1 photometric masks, and how to access the data. We also give an overview of initial scientific results obtained using the Q1 dataset by Euclid Consortium scientists, and conclude with important caveats when using the data. As a complementary product, Q1 also contains observations of a star-forming area in Lynd’s Dark Nebula 1641 in the Orion A Cloud, observed for technical purposes during Euclid ’s performance-verification phase. This is a unique target, of a type not commonly found in Euclid ’s nominal sky survey.
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris Cité · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · Université Paris-Saclay · Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation
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Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Cité, CEA, CNRS, AIM
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University of Lisbon · Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences
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Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício C8, Campo Grande
Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda
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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie
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Institut polytechnique de Grenoble · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
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European Space Astronomy Centre
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ESAC/ESA, Camino Bajo del Castillo
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Leiden University · University of Groningen · Leiden Observatory
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Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen
Leiden Observatory, Leiden University
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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · University of Hawaii System
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Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii
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Centre National d'Études Spatiales
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Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales – Centre spatial de Toulouse
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Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen
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The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI · National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
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Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
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University of Waterloo · Perimeter Institute
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics, University of Waterloo
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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie
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Centre National d'Études Spatiales
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Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales – Centre spatial de Toulouse
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Institut polytechnique de Grenoble · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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University Observatory, LMU Faculty of Physics
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Institut polytechnique de Grenoble · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
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University of British Columbia
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
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Trieste Astronomical Observatory · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
Universitäts-Sternwarte München, Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen
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Trieste Astronomical Observatory · Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe · National Institute for Astrophysics
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IFPU, Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris-Saclay · Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale
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Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut d’astrophysique spatiale
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School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford
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Brera Astronomical Observatory · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna
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Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London
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Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London
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Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati · Trieste Astronomical Observatory · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste · Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe · National Institute for Astrophysics
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IFPU, Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe
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INFN, Sezione di Trieste
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna · Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics · University of Bologna
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Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Bologna
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Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna
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Centre National d'Études Spatiales
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Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales – Centre spatial de Toulouse
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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna
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ATG Europe BV
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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Trieste Astronomical Observatory · Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe · National Institute for Astrophysics
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IFPU, Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe
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Space Science Data Center, Italian Space Agency
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Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Brera Astronomical Observatory · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova · University of Genoa · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova
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Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte · University of Naples Federico II · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Department of Physics “E. Pancini”, University Federico II
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Universidade do Porto · Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences · Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino · Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino · University of Turin · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Torino
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Leiden University · European Space Agency · Leiden Observatory · European Space Research and Technology Centre
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European Space Agency/ESTEC
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Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino · National Institute for Astrophysics
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National Institute for Astrophysics
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Astronomical Observatory of Rome · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Port d'Informació Científica · Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
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Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
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Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology (TTK), RWTH Aachen University
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Institute of Space Sciences · Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya · Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), Edifici RDIT, Campus UPC
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Astronomical Observatory of Rome · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli · National Institute for Astrophysics
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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · University of Hawaii System
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Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii
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Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “Augusto Righi” – Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
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Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
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Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
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Royal Observatory · University of Edinburgh
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Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London
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University of Lisbon · Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences
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Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício C8, Campo Grande
Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande
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Astronomical Observatory of Rome · Agenzia Spaziale Italiana · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva
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Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen
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Trieste Astronomical Observatory · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris-Saclay · Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris-Saclay · Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale
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Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut d’astrophysique spatiale
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Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva
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University of Manchester · Royal Observatory · University of Edinburgh
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Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory
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European Space Astronomy Centre
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova
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INFN-Padova
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Lyon 1 Université · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules · Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon
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Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IP2I Lyon, UMR 5822
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Centre de physique des particules de Marseille · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Astronomical Observatory of Rome · Agenzia Spaziale Italiana · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Space Science Data Center, Italian Space Agency
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Lyon 1 Université · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules · Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon
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Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IP2I Lyon, UMR 5822
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School of Physics, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Centre de physique des particules de Marseille · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
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Trieste Astronomical Observatory · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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National Institute for Astrophysics
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Trieste Astronomical Observatory · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Centre de physique des particules de Marseille · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
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Royal Observatory · University of Edinburgh
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Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna · Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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European Space Astronomy Centre
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ESAC/ESA, Camino Bajo del Castillo
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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Brera Astronomical Observatory · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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