Observation by Colin Henshaw: FS CMa.

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Colin Henshaw

Observer

Colin Henshaw

Observed

2018 Apr 11 - 14:32

Uploaded

2018 May 11 - 10:07

Objects

Variable star

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Constellation

Canis Major

Field centre

RA: 06^h29^m
Dec: -12°45'
Position angle: +36°23'

Field size

3°35' × 2°28'

Equipment

Canon 6D camera and a 135mm Carl Zeiss telephoto lens.

Exposure

1 sec at 5000ASA and f5.6.

Location

Briga Township, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Target name

FS CMa

Title

FS CMa.

About this image

This star is reputed to have an amplitude of about one magnitude, but in the time I have been observing it I have not seen it do very much at all.

Files associated with this observation

IMG_2127-FS CMa-11-04-2018-17.32UT-Canon-6D-1sec-5000ASA-135mmTf-f5.6-2.jpg (128.6 kB)

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