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Object(s):
Albireo

Constellation:
Cygnus

Description:
CCD Colour Image of Albireo (ß1 Cyg): Orange (mag +3.0), Companion (ß2 Cyg): Blue (mag + 5.1)

Date/Time:
2004-09-07   21:30 UT

CCD Image:
ST7 Image
9.1 x 8.4 arc min , 2.55 arc sec/pixel
#71026,34,36
File: Albireo.20040907.Colour.BVR_cropped.gif (13 kb)
Subject: Albireo

Exposure:
Blue (B 1.0s), Green (V 0.3s), Red (R 0.3s , 2x2 binning
None
CCD temp. -15 deg C
Filter : BVR

Equipment:
SBIG ST-7e (ABG) CCD Camera
Meade 8" f/10 SCT telescope (LX200)
operating at f/7.1 (F=1447mm)
Equatorial Wedge/Permanent Pier
Setup: 8" LX200>NGF>F6.3 teleconvertor>#T62>CFW8>ST7

Observer/Location:
David Richards
Backyard observatory [Clair]
(rural site, 20m amsl)
Aberdeenshire, UK

Seeing:

Sky Position:

Processing:
Dark Subtract, Flat, Image Align, RGB Combine
Software : CCDSoft V5, PaintShop Pro 5

Related Images:

Page Links:
Images (2004-09-07) / Albireo


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