Arcturus in Boötes.

Posted by Edison100
on Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Arcturus in the constellation of Boötes. It is an orange giant star located about 36.71 light years. Arcturus is fourth brightest star, including to the Sun (Source: Wikipedia). Taken with afocal method and ISO 400. Image processed with RegiStax6 (6 pictures). Picture enlarged and cutting.
Telescope reflector aperture 114mm (4.5"), focal length 900mm and eyepiece (1.25") 13mm. Digital camera 10 megapixels and optical zoom 5X. Date: 07-13-2014. Hour: 20:22 (00:52 UTC) ── 20:44 (01:14 UTC). Cagua, State Aragua Venezuela (N 10° 11' 24.00" W 67° 27' 36.00").

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