Vega in Lyra

Posted by Edison100
on Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Vega (α Lyr, α Lyrae, Alpha Lyrae) is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, the fifth brightest star in the night sky. It is a white star, located about 25.04 light years from the Earth. (Source: Stellarium and Wikipedia). Taken with afocal method and ISO 400. Image processed with RegiStax6 (18 pictures). Pictures enlarged and cutting.
Telescope reflector aperture 114mm (4.5"), focal length 900mm, eyepiece (1.25") 13mm and Barlow 2X. Digital camera 10 megapixels and optical zoom 5X. Date: 07-24-2014. Hour: 20:00 (00:30 UTC) ── 20:09 (00:39 UTC). Cagua, State Aragua Venezuela (N 10° 11' 24.00" W 67° 27' 36.00").

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