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      Contact information 
      website 
      
      
      
      
      http://www.astrosurf.com/ericmouquet 
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      Locator Map 
      http://www.frappr.com/apppublic 
      Level of accuracy: town of  
      Rumaucourt, Nord-Pas-de-Calais 
      (France) 
      
       
      
      
      Biography 
      
      I was born in Valenciennes 
      (France)  
      March 19, 1960.  I am a music 
      composer, arranger, producer and piano player.  Formerly, I was with 
      the band Deep Forest which sold more than 5 million  
      copy world-wide. 
      
       
      
      I have composed music and was the artistic 
      producer for: 
      
      . 
      Josh Groban 
       
      (more than 6 millions copy sold in USA in 2004) 
      . 
      Ana Torroja ( Mecano ) 
      Spain 
      . 
      Catherine Lara  
      France 
      . 
      Hajime Chitose 
       "Best Japanese Female
      Artist of the Year 
      2002" 
      (800 000 copy sold in Japan in 2002)  
      .
 
      I have done
       Music 
      Collaboration with 
      
      Peter 
      Gabriel, Youssou N’dour, Jon Anderson,
      Cheb Mami, Sally Oldfield,  
      Joe Zawinul (Weather Report),   
      
      I have also
      scored many movies in 
      the USA, Japan and 
      France. 
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      Music Awards 
      
      US Grammy Award 
      1994 (Nomination)  
      US Grammy award 1995   
      World Music Award 1996  
      
      Platinum and Gold records in 15 countries 
  
      
      I have been interested 
      in astronomy and astrophotography since 1994. 
      
      
       
      Observing site 
      Home 
      
      Rumaucourt, France 
      3 degrees, 3 minutes 
      57.7 seconds East Longitude 
      50 degrees 14 minutes 34.1 seconds North Latitude. 
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      No. 1 Observatory 
      RCOS 16”  F8.4, built in 1999 
      No. 2 Observatory 
      Takahashi FSQ 106, built April 2004 
      
       
      
      Astronomical Equipment 
      
      
      Telescopes 
      
      RCOS 16”  F8.4 
      Takahashi FSQ 106 
      Coronado 40mm 
      
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      Mounts 
      Paramount ME 
      Paramount GT1100 
      . 
      
      CCD cameras 
      SBIG
      STL-11000 
      SBIG ST10 XME with SBIG
      CFW8 Custom Scientifics 
      Filters 
      SBIG ST2000 color 
      SBIG ST8E abg 
      AO7 
      
      
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