Astrophotography by Walt Davis

The most spectacular duo in the sky, Albireo forms the head of the the swan in the Cygnus constellation. With the eye it appears as one star but when resolved through a telescope it splits into two stars of a most beautiful contrast. Albireo A (primary) is a brighter orange while Albire B (companion) is a soft blue. This picture was taken with a Phillips Webcam, 4" Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope, and 2x Barlow. By Walt Davis.

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Object Information

Name:

Albireo (The Scout Double)

Type:

Double Star

Description:

The most spectacular duo in the sky, Albireo forms the head of the the swan in the Cygnus constellation. With the eye it appears as one star but when resolved through a telescope it splits into two stars of a most beautiful contrast. Albireo A (primary) is a brighter orange while Albire B (companion) is a soft blue. This picture was taken with a Phillips Webcam, 4" Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope, and 2x Barlow.

Magnitude:

Albireo A (3.05), Albireo B (5.12)

Separation:

0.4 arcseconds

Related Photos:

none

References:

Albireo

Cygnus Constellation
Double Star
Binary System
Maksutov-Cassegrain

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Acquisition

Location:	Latitude 44.841N by Longitude -122.869W at an elevation of 87 meters. Aumsville, Oregon USA
Date:	June 15, 2008
Zone:	-8 (Pacific Standard Time)

Equipment

Imager:	Philips SPC900NC
OTA:	NextStar 4SE (4" Maksutov-Cassegrain)
Barlow:	2x
Platform:	The NexStar System
Guiding:	none

Imaging

Light frames:	50 frames
Darks:	none
Flats:	none
Filters:	none
FOV:	6 x 5 arcminutes
Scale:	0.56 arcseconds per pixel
Software:

Image Processing

Stacking:	RegiStax
Combined:	NA
Processing:	Photoshop CS 3

Notes

none